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Part of North Carolina abortion law block!

Published on Oct 30 2011 // State North Carolina
Part of North Carolina abortion law block!
(Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles temporarily halted that part of the state's new abortion law, set to take effect on Wednesday. The judge ruled that those challenging the law had shown they were likely to prove that the provision violated their constitutional rights. The provision...

300yr Old Cannon Raised on NC Coast

Published on Oct 26 2011 // State North Carolina
300yr Old Cannon Raised on NC Coast
BEAUFORT, N.C. (AP) — Researchers have raised a 2,000-pound cannon from the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's ship, which has been on the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast for nearly 300 years. The Queen Anne's Revenge Project brought the massive gun ashore Wednesday. Onlookers cheered...

President Obama Tour North Carolina

Published on Oct 20 2011 // State North Carolina
President Obama Tour North Carolina
President Barack Obama bused his way across western North CarolinaFLETCHER, N.C. — President Obama kicked off a three-day bus tour in support of his American Jobs Act at the Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina Monday, saying the Republicans' jobs plan will lead to "dirtier air,...

Charge NC Foreclosure Homeowners Upfront

Published on Oct 08 2011 // Real Estate, State North Carolina
Charge NC Foreclosure Homeowners Upfront
It is illegal in North Carolina to charge homeowners upfront for assistance with avoiding foreclosure.  If a company claims to be a foreclosure assistance company but asks for money before providing services, report it to the Attorney General's office.  The Attorney General of North Carolina...

The Death Penalty in North Carolina

Published on Oct 05 2011 // State North Carolina
The Death Penalty in North Carolina
By Sam Favate The wrangling over the death penalty in North Carolina has had its share of twists and turns over the last few years, but it’s so complicated that even when the state’s supreme court rules on the matter, it remains unresolved. The North Carolina Supreme Court has cleared...