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Raleigh City Leaders To Open New Visitor Center

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Aging vets’ costs concern Obama’s deficit co-chair

In this May 1966 file photo, U.S. Air Force planes spray the defoliant chemical Agent Orange over dense vegetation in South Vietnam in this 1966 photo.

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Toxic Free NC Labor Day Weekend Tip: Insect Repellent (and Locopops Fiesta too!)

Toxic Free NC Labor Day Weekend Tip: Insect Repellent (and Locopops Fiesta too!) — Tue Aug 31 12:00:00 UTC 2010 Tips for keeping the bug bites at bay with minimal toxic spritzing. Plus, Locopops for Toxic Free NC on Labor Day! about: Health Labor Day at: Locopops

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Archaeological Study Shows Human Activity May Have Boosted Shellfish Size

Archaeological Study Shows Human Activity May Have Boosted Shellfish Size — Tue Aug 31 12:38:56 UTC 2010 In a counter-intuitive finding, new research from North Carolina State University shows that a species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has actually increased in size, despite – and possibly because of – increased h… about: archaeological site associate professor co-author Environment food source Humanities & Social Sciences island of Palau Meagan Clark Mira Abed National Science Foundation News Releases North Carolina State University Orrak Pacific islands professor of sociology Releases Research Research News Scott Fitzpatrick Social sciences University of Washington at: North Carolina State University

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NC orders barrier island evacuation ahead of Earl

(AP:RALEIGH, N.C.) North Carolina officials are ordering tourists and residents to leave a barrier island accessible only by ferries as powerful Hurricane Earl heads toward the U.S. coast.

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NC political group acknowledges error in mailer

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A political organization has acknowledged it erred in a mailer that was critical of the voting record of a North Carolina legislator.

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As Hurricane Earl bears down on the Mid-Atlantic, businesses should prepare now, Zurich says

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As Hurricane Earl may impact the Mid-Atlantic region by Thursday, Zurich urges businesses that now is the time to ensure storm preparations are made.

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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Prepares as Hurricane Earl Approaches East Coast

COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the National Hurricane Center issues a hurricane watch for the North Carolina coast, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company claims representatives and agents are preparing to assist customers should Hurricane Earl become a weather-related disaster. As weather alerts and reports from around the country track the storm patterns, Nationwide has people and resources in place to respond quickly to customers’ needs. If policyholders experience storm damage they can cal

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AG Cooper: Fake locksmiths barred from doing business in NC

A network of phony locksmiths who used bait and switch tactics to rip off locked out North Carolinians are permanently banned from business in the state, Attorney General Roy Cooper said today.

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16 school zones and what d’ya get? Resegregation, looks like.

I hear tell John Tedesco’s Student Assignment Committee has been hard at work today, and the result is a decision to move forward with this staff-prepared map of 16 assignments zones as the “shell” from which to produce a final map.

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