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"The conventional wisdom is that the election preceding redistricting is the most important one of the decade. I would not quarrel with that."
House Speaker Joe Hackney, D-Orange, on the 2010 elections.
THE NEWS & OBSERVER, 2/09/10

Election Filing

The state's election filing period began Monday with a few familiar names making their candidacies official.

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Dental Workers

As a way to expand dental care to people in poor and rural areas, some North Carolina dentists are pushing for the creation of a new kind of mid-level dental worker.

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Perdue Aides

State Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer said Monday that two top aides to Gov. Beverly Perdue should be fired or resign over poor performance.

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Speedy Trial

The federal prosecutors pressing the case against Ruffin Poole want a trial by mid-May on the 51 corruption charges leveled against the former Gov. Mike Easley's right-hand man.

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Emerging Issues

Public schools and higher education nationwide must adapt to the "radical decentralization" of information caused by technology, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said during the 25th annual Emerging Issues Forum in Raleigh.

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Lincoln County Sheriff

Lincoln County prosecutors have dropped obstruction of justice charges against Sheriff Tim Daugherty.

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Cherry Hospital

An elderly patient died at a state mental hospital in Goldsboro last week after reportedly choking on his food. Lawrence Russell Jr., 80, died last Tuesday after the incident at Cherry Hospital.

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Mudslide

Officials are urging evacuees from last week's mudslide in Haywood County to stay away from their mountainside homes as the approach of more rain threatens to further wash out the slope.

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Appointments

Gov. Beverly Perdue announced a number of appointments Monday.

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