It appears Ruffin Poole plans to fight at least some of the corruption charges against him.
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- Former John Edwards aide returning to NC court
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- Marines to honor comrades killed in Afghanistan
- Jury set to deliberate in NC road rampage trial
- Judge keeps records secret in fatal NC assault
- NY, NJ jets hit birds, return safely to airports
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- Siemens announces expansion of NC power unit
- Lawyer: NC school board violated open meetings law
- NC fishermen to plant oyster shells
- Animal activists flood Perdue's Facebook page
- NC's top liquor regulator recommends changes
- NC State student newspaper can't find an editor
- NC protests heat up ahead of health overhaul vote
- Panel suggests changes to NC motor fleet, Medicaid
- Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items
- Jeb Bush's son doesn't expect dad to run in 2012
- Groups aim again to reduce spanking in NC schools
- 2 men arrested in NC ordered to NY for hearing
- Federal judge in ash spill suits extends deadlines
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"The Government's silence is telling — is there a reason for the Government's request for a quick trial date other than an unfair tactical advantage?"
Joseph Zeszotarski, an attorney for Ruffin Poole, questioning why federal prosecutors want Poole's trial on corruption charges to begin in April or May instead of August. Poole was a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley.
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Business Contributions
Sen. Malcolm Graham has paid a nearly $4,000 fine for accepting campaign contributions from businesses.
Property Taxes
State Auditor Beth Wood has now paid her property taxes. Wood was delinquent on the $1,200 tax bill for her Raleigh home.
DGA Meeting
Democratic governors from around the country will come to the state next month as the Democratic Governors Association holds a regional planning conference in Cary.
Trooper Fired
The state trooper who was at the Pittsboro home of a woman when, she said, her estranged husband threatened her with a gun has been fired.
Sealed Information
A Superior Court judge has rejected a request by media organizations to unseal information relating to the violent death of state Board of Education member Kathy Taft.
SEC Troubles
Republican Senate candidate Jeffrey Brommer has twice been fined by the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading investors.
Health Care Rallies
Supporters and opponents to health care reform proposals in Congress held dueling rallies Thursday outside Democratic U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge's Raleigh office.
Cultch Planting
About 60 fisherman have applied to help the state Division of Marine Fisheries plant oyster shells to enhance shellfish habitat this year.