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Gov. Mike Easley toured tornado damage Saturday in three North Carolina counties and said in addition to one fatality that eight people were injured and scores of homes were damaged.

Easley said it would be Monday before damage estimates were available.

Eight homes were destroyed and at least 92 homes and businesses were damaged in the storm late Thursday and early Friday, Easley said after an aerial tour of damage in Guilford, Forsyth and Davie counties.

'Nobody is displaced at this point,' Easley said. 'Everybody has family and a place to go.' Read more

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AG: Close colleges to illegal aliens The advice derails a movement to grant in-state tuition to graduates of N.C. high schools WHY NOW? The state's universities have admitted illegal immigrants since 2004.

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Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary on Tuesday but fell behind Hillary Rodham Clinton in Indiana, the last big-delegate prizes left in their long race for the Democratic presidential ...

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The government--whether it's in Washington, DC, in your state of NORTH CAROLINA or in your hometowns like Columbia, NC or SWAN QUARTER , NC --affects your life and by voting, you get to say what's important to you, and you say it straight to ...

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New Bern, NC, May 03, 2008 -- Out of thousands of entries from 25 countries around the globe, Boomer Advertising has won five (5) 2008 Summit Creative Awards - one Gold, two Silver, and two Bronze Awards. The awards recognize a variety of the marketing tools created for Boomer clients: packaging, website design, print advertising, and direct mail. Boomer wins this year include a Gold for the Swan Quarter Landing DVD brochure packaging; a Silver for the interactive www.CommonSenseCommonCooking.com; a Bronze for www.SwanQuarterLanding.com; a Silver for a print advertising campaign for real estate development client Somerset; and a Bronze for a North River Club direct mail event piece.

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Mr. Norton outlines the potential Global Investment opportunties with the Phased Development of the Currituck Point, 3,100 acres with 17 miles of Waterfront located directly on the Intercoastal Waterway in Hyde County, NC. The potential Investment purchase will be developed as a Corporate Executive Sportsman's Retreat with Carbon Credits, Joint Venture investment funding and Global Corporate Ownership. The master plan includes real estate development, Green, Environmental protecting the existing waterfront and adding a Lodge/Hotel, executive conference center, restaurant, grass private runway, hanger space condo, private marina (wet/dry storage condo). The site will also be evaluated for housing sportsman's homesteads and corporate villas with a commercial section that will provide recreational goods, shops for hunting, fishing and boating (blue water/freshwater coastal). The proposed waterfront recreational 4 Season Retreat will provide qulaity recreational water and sports activity. Fishing (Salt/Fresh) with guides, Hunting (Bird/Deer), all types of boating, nature & health, hiking, horse ridign will be available. Combined with environmental Global Green Education and Carbon credits for water & air combined with forestry stewardship.

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The East Carolina University and the Magnolia Art Center are presenting the 2008 Blu Moon Film Festival on Saturday, May 3rd in the AJ Fletcher Music Building on the campus of ECU. This year’s event will include a red carpet gala final screening of the prize-winning films submitted from high school, community colleges and film/video programs throughout Eastern North Carolina. The screening is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The festival will also include a free day of panel discussions/career workshops for aspiring media students and video/film professionals. Panelists include: • Mitchell Block, who recently produced “Carrier” series currently running on PBS,• Destin Cretin, a multi-award-winning filmmaker and graduate student at San Diego State University,• Aaron Syrett from the NC Film Commission,• The Southern Documentary Fund, • The Empowerment Project. Workshops will begin at 9 a.m. and will cover • Independent production for documentary and narrative,• The Making of Award Winning Short Films, • Career Opportunities for Film/Production in North Carolina,• The Power of the Media. All of the festival events are free and open to the public but seating is limited so those interested are strongly encouraged to RSVP at blumoonfilm.com. see IBXArt opp's at http://www.IBXarts.org

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The National Weather Service has issued flood and tornado warnings for parts of North Carolina after storms dumped up to a half-foot of rain.

Forecasters say radar indicated a tornado over Bailey, although authorities report no major damage.

Several counties are under flood advisories. A thunderstorm brought penny-sized hail to Wendell, about 20 miles east of Raleigh.

Forecasters expect the rain and storms to continue through Monday night.

In northeastern Minnesota, the community of Floodwood is also under a flood warning. Read more

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“Richard Moore's outrageous negative attacks are not valid”

In the final full week of the primary campaign for governor in North Carolina, Democratic candidates likely will continue to question each other's trustworthiness and experience, while electability versus ... via Myrtle Beach Online

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“I'm not here for political reasons”

The outspoken former pastor of Barack Obama told an audience of 10,000 at an NAACP dinner on Sunday that despite what his critics say, he is descriptive, not divisive, when he speaks about racial injustices. via NBC Channel 7/39

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