Fort Bragg puts limits on Palin visit
Raleigh News & Observer

Sarah Palin kicked off her book tour in Michigan this week, and thousands gathered outside a Barnes & Noble chanting her name, giving the event the feel of a political pep rally. The Army wants Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg on Monday to be much quieter.

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Stam sees a chance for eminent domain bill
Raleigh News & Observer

The departure of state Sen. Tony Rand has a lot of people wondering how the Senate will operate without the powerful master of rules, legislative maneuvers and hardball politics.

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Perdue: Lifers got no time credits
Charlotte Observer

RALEIGH Gov. Bev Perdue's third take: Prison officials never doled out credits for good behavior to those sentenced to life in the 1970s.

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Helms portrait wins resounding 'yes'
Raleigh News & Observer

WASHINGTON -- More than 100 of U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms' family members, friends and associates gathered Wednesday night to see the senator's portrait unveiled in one of congressional Republicans' most distinguished enclaves, the private Capitol Hill Club.

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4th circuit nominees worry U.S. attorney
Raleigh News & Observer

George Holding, the Republican-appointed U.S. attorney for North Carolina's eastern district, expressed angst about changes in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which includes North Carolina.

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