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Former aide to John Edwards, Andrew Young leaves the Chatham County courtroom in Pittsboro on Friday.(AP photo)
Former aide to John Edwards, Andrew Young leaves the Chatham County courtroom in Pittsboro on Friday.(AP photo)
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Chatham judge order Edwards aide to hand over 'sex tape'
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A judge wants to put a sex tape of two-time presidential candidate John Edwards “under lock and key,” demanding Friday that a former aide to the pilloried politician turn over the video by next week.
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RALEIGH: Panel suggests IT, purchasing changes in government
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer RALEIGH — North Carolina’s purchasing and informational technology systems could be consolidated and streamlined so the state can serve citizens more efficiently while saving millions of dollars, a budget reform panel told Gov. Beverly Perdue on Thursday. The recommendations were the first by the commission, which is similar to one that Perdue pledged during her 2008 campaign to create if elected as a way to locate waste and inefficiency in stat...
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LUMBERTON: Classic car one of six in existence
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LUMBERTON (AP) — Dick Taylor doesn’t drive his 1936 Stout Scarab around Lumberton much. But it’s hard to miss when he does. The eccentric and visionary Stout Scarab — with its short, stubby nose and streamlined shape — has been called a predecessor of the minivan. But back in the 1930s, pioneering aircraft designer William Bushnell Stout wasn’t thinking about soccer moms or family transportation. Stout envisioned the car as an office-on-wheels, complete with fold-out table. The 16-foot-lo...
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Love: Lee, Harnett to have own judicial district
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SANFORD — State Rep. Jimmy Love Sr. (D-Sanford) told area business leaders Monday that come 2011, Lee and Harnett counties will have their own prosecutorial district. Lee and Harnett counties are currently part of the 11th Prosecutorial District, which also includes Johnston County. Residents of Lee and Harnett counties have called for a split in the district for several years, calling for an elected district attorney with more local ties. All of the district’s top prosecutors in recent memo...
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