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“The Navy sends squadrons down to the Key West area where we are testing some of our most sophisticated weapons systems many with live ordinances and you simply cannot have oil rigs on the water”

Published: Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 12, 2008 at 7:13 a.m. Washington Coming soon to the U.S. Senate: another sequel to the epic clash over oil and gas drilling off America's ... via StarNewsOnline.com

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“We just got inside the door frame when I was pushed inside ... then everything went”

Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. via News Observer

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MOREHEAD CITY The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is asking fisherman to be on the lookout for a non-native species of shrimp called the Black Tiger Shrimp. via Asheville Citizen-Times

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How can voters contact you? 1105-C Corporate Drive, Greenville, NC 27858, or 252-931-1003 City/county of birth: Farmville Occupation : Member of Congress Education: Bachelor of arts from Atlantic Christian ... via Jacksonville Daily News

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“Tera was ever present in her guidance and what she said”

Tera Tracy's face looks out from her tombstone at the Burgaw town cemetery, where she was buried after being murdered on Christmas Eve 1999 in Castle Hayne. via StarNewsOnline.com

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Published: Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 11:32 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 11:32 p.m. This ship-of-the-line was the first military vessel to bear the name 'North Carolina.' Her keel was laid in ... via StarNewsOnline.com

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“That may be a result of high fuel costs or a shift in fishing effort.”

In one night of working the water, a commercial fisherman can burn hundreds of dollars on fuel alone. via Jacksonville Daily News

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Last year marked the fifth year in a row that the amount of seafood caught in North Carolina has dropped. via WITN

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“They can be very hard to find if you want to landscape with natives. If you can find them, they tend to be expensive.”

Thousands of coastal native plants will once again take center stage at th e N.C. Coastal Federation's Fifth Annual Go Native Plant Sale, set for Earth Day weekend, April 25 and 26. via WNCT-TV Greenville

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The Atlantic hurricane season could include more than a dozen tropical storms this year, with about half of them strong enough to become hurricanes, according to researchers at N.C. State University. via News Observer

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