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StimCity: What America's Mayors Think of the Stimulus

Harry Moroz | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mayors, House, Oklahoma City, Jobs, Congress, Cities, Pat McCrory, Trenton, Steny Hoyer, Douglas Palmer, Charlotte, Economic Recovery, Mick Cornett, Dannel Malloy, Stamford, Senate, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Stimulus projects designed for job creation have proven ineffective. To find out why, I spoke with a handful of the nation's mayors, both Democratic and Republican.

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Larry Whitfield Found Guilty: Man Blamed For Scaring Grandmother To Death After Running From Bank Robbery

AP | Posted 11.21.2009 | Home

Read More: Murder, Whitfield Prison, Charlotte, Gastonia, Crime, Gastonia Bank Robbery, Wcnc, Bank Robbery, Scare to Death, Scared to Death, North Carolina, Larry Whitfield, Nc, Mary Parnell, Grandma, Home News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-...

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Help 'Lift Up' Ellie Potvin, Eight Year Old With Rare Cancer

HuffPost | Tam Vo | Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact

Read More: Charlotte, Rhabdomyoarcoma, Cancer, Ellie Potvan, Childhood Cancer, North Carolina, Impact News

Ellie Potvin was only six years old when she was diagnosed with stage 4 rhabdomyoarcoma, a rare childhood cancer, in July of 2008. Ellie's parents...

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Increasingly Horrified Man Listens To Self Explain What He Does For A Living

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home

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CHARLOTTE, NC—Dawning horror tinged with self-loathing crept slowly over the face of claims adjuster Robert Pettlebaum, 42, as he described......

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Fox: No decision yet on whether to bench Delhomme

AP | MIKE CRANSTON | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach John Fox hasn't decided whether to bench Jake Delhomme.

Saying Monday that he doesn't know if the "status quo is the answer or not," Fox indicated he'll decide later this week whether to play Matt Moore or A.J. Feeley ahead of Delhomme, who has an NFL-high 13 interceptions in six games.

It's the first time Fox has wavered on Delhomme, who threw three more picks Sunday, two of which directly led to 14 Bills points in Buffalo's 20-9 win.

Delhomme has been Carolina's starter since 2003, but has just four touchdown passes and a low passer rating.

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Earnings Preview: Citigroup Inc.

AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Charlotte, Home News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Citigroup Inc. reports results for its third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

OVERVIEW: Citigroup has been among the banks hardest hit by the credit crisis and recession. It has received $45 billion in loans from the U.S. government – a portion of which was converted to a 34 percent ownership stake – and guarantees to protect against losses on more than $300 billion in risky assets.

The New York-based bank is also reportedly in talks with the U.S. government to reduce its stake in the bank.

Citigroup, like other national banks, has seen more customers stop making their monthly payments as the economy falters and unemployment rises. It's a given Citigroup will see more debtors fail to make payments. The question is whether the rise in defaulting loans is starting to moderate, especially among credit cards and mortgages.

The bank has also been undergoing major management changes in recent months, adding new directors and replacing key executives. Former CFO Gary Crittenden left the bank in July, while the head of its Asia Pacific division, Ajay Banga, left in June.

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AP Source: Bank of America To Give Up Documents From Merrill Lynch Deal

AP | VINNEE TONG and STEPHEN BERNARD | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Shareholders, John Thain, Sec, Wall Street, Ken Lewis, Lehman Brothers, Ceo, Merill Lynch, Bank of America, Charlotte, Bofa, Bonuses, Executive Pay, Merill, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO — After months of resistance, Bank of America Corp. plans to turn over documents showing legal advice it received on its purchase ...

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Ken Lewis Retiring: Bank Of America CEO To Step Down By End Of 2009

AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Charlotte, Ken Lewis Out, Merrill Lynch, Ken Lewis Retirment, Shareholders, Retiring, Wall Street, Bailout, Ken Lewis, Retirement, Bank of America, Ceo, Kenneth Lewis, Bofa, Ken Lewis Retiring, North Carolina, Business News

NEW YORK — Ken Lewis, the embattled CEO of Bank of America Corp., is leaving the company, succumbing to nearly a year of strife that followed hi...

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African-American Wendell Scott Should be in NASCAR's Hall of Fame

Steve Parker | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Cart, Juan Pablo Montoya, Grand National, Cars, Driving Hard, Tucker, 24 Hours of Daytona, Barack Obama, Sprint Cup, Pulitzer Prize, International Speedway Corporation, Jackie Robinson, Richard Pryor, Drive for Diversity, Bill France, Indy 500, Wendell Scott, Nascar, Greased Lightning, Anti-Semitism, Charlotte, Brian Donovan, Republican Party, African Americans, Business News
Steve Parker

Scott was the first African-American to compete regularly in and certainly the only one to win a NASCAR Grand National race, now known as Sprint Cup, the sport's top national series.

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Stimulus Impact on Eight U.S. Cities

ProPublica | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Charlotte, Stimulus, Economy, Las Vegas, St. Cloud, Elkhart, Politics News
ProPublica

The success of the economic stimulus package depends on what happens in U.S. cities. As part of our effort to track the stimulus from bill to building, ProPublica is watching eight locales for a feature called StimCities.

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Men II Boys: A Documentary For Young Men of Color

Timothy Cooper | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Education, Congress, Baltimore, Children, President Obama, Documentary, Men to Boys, Barack Obama, Minorities, New Orleans, Charlotte, Fairfax, Atlanta, London, Los Angeles, LaMarr Darnell Shields, Young Voters, Janks Morton, Chicago, Philadelphia, Young Boys, Media News
Timothy Cooper

Men II Boys is a new film that featuring interviews from BET journalist Jeff Johnson, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Baltimore Ravens Tight End, Daniel Wilcox.

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Ellen DeGeneres Coming Back to Theaters as Mother Nature!

Dygest.net Green | Dygest.net | Posted 04.18.2009 | Home

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Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to play Mother Nature in an untitled comedy being produced by Walden Media. In the film, which springs from an origina...

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Exes And The City

Morty White | Posted 06.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Sex and the City, Sex and the City: The Movie, Sex and the City Movie, Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon, Samantha, Kristin Davis, Carrie, Darren Starr, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Charlotte, Miranda, Living News
Morty White

Now that the "Sex and the City" movie is making women crazy again, I remembered all those girls who drove me nuts trying to be like the Fab Four. Did these girls, in fact, go on to lead the lives of their "Sex and the City" heroes? I decided to call them up and ask.

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Sex and the City Rewrites Cinderella

Caroline Presno | Posted 06.07.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Charlotte, Sex and the City, Samantha, Mr. Big, Commitment, Relationships, Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City: The Movie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Entertainment News
Caroline Presno

In the SATC movie, there's a scene where Carrie cautions Charlotte's daughter not to buy into the old Cinderella fairytale. My concern is for women who buy into this new Cinderella rewrite.

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Carolina Blues: Democrats Can Lose It All In The Tarheel State

Linda Hansen | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Red State, John McCain, Trust, 2004 General Election, North Carolina Women, Tuzla, Political Lies, N.C. Women, 2008 Presidential Race, Democrats, Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, North Carolina Primary, Mainstream Media Sound-Bites, John Kerry, Blue State, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Bitter Primary Season, North Carolina Liberals, Charlotte, Home News
Linda Hansen

"Some true-blue North Carolina Democrats are shifting. This primary has really turned them off. Believe it or not, some may not vote at all. Others are saying McCain is looking better and better."

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