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This Company Lost Customers After Supporting Gay Marriage

The New York Times | JAMES B. STEWART | Posted 05.26.2012

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In the months leading up to North Carolina’s vote this month to ban gay marriage, most of the state’s business leaders were conspicuously silent. ...

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North Carolina Democrats Face Internal Turmoil

Michael Carmichael | Posted 05.15.2012

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Michael Carmichael

Inside North Carolina, a political storm of hurricane proportions has been brewing since Friday the 13th of April that involved allegations of sexual harassment and a cover up within the staff of the Democratic Party.

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Michelle Obama Urges College Grads To Seek Change

AP | EMERY P. DALESIO | Posted 05.12.2012

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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The historic action that four North Carolina college students took that led to desegregation at lunch counters more than half a ce...

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N.C. Woman Kills Two Children Before Killing Herself

AP | EMERY P. DALESIO | Posted 01.21.2012

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mary Ann Holder wanted to see her married former flame one last time as their bitter love triangle threatened to open a new a...

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Battleground North Carolina - Democrats Sweep Local Elections

Michael Carmichael | Posted 01.09.2012

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Michael Carmichael

The votes are in, and the ballots have been tabulated. It is now official. It's a Democratic landslide.

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Populist Backlash Crushes Art Pope's Forces in North Carolina

Michael Carmichael | Posted 12.12.2011

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Michael Carmichael

North Carolina's right-wing political boss, Art Pope, is having a bad week. One week after a searing profile appeared in the New Yorker, Pope's ultra-conservative ticket fell under the crushing weight of a populist uprising.

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Zach Carter

Banks Exploit Electronic Robo-Signing Loophole

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 07.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When banks were caught improperly signing off on foreclosure documents last fall, consumer advocates and property rights experts hoped t...

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What For Sterilization Victims?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip N. Cohen

North Carolina has named an executive director of the N. C. Justice for Victims of Sterilization Foundation, Charmaine Fuller Cooper. Upon her nominat...

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Greensboro Redux

Chester Hartman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chester Hartman

The coverage of the anniversary of the Greensboro sit-in ignored a subsequent civil rights event of perhaps comparable significance: The creation of our nation's first Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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College Food Banks See Increase In Student Needs

Posted 05.25.2011

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Michigan State University's Olin Health Center is a student-run food bank, providing relief to students struggling with higher tuition costs and livin...

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Hercules Still Struggling To Complete 13th Labor

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 05.25.2011

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GREENSBORO, NC—"I take issue with his stance on sacking nearby cities and looting their valuables to bridge our budget shortfall," said Greensbo...

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