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GOP legislators use power to control local affairs
ATLANTA (AP) — Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwise conservative states. Yet increasingly that control is threatened, not at the ballot box, but...
Tags: Mecklenburg County (North Carolina), Government, Politics, Democratic Party, Elections
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Unfulfilled promises for borrowers
A year ago, a $25 billion settlement ordered banks to do a better job helping troubled homeowners, and to end the stories of borrowers trapped in a confusing web of mortgage negotiations leading to foreclosure. The stories, however, keep coming, even as...Tags: Wells Fargo & Co., Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Banking, Bank of America Corp.
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Obama names mayor of Charlotte as Transportation secretary
WASHINGTON -- President Obama renewed his pitch for investment in American infrastructure Monday as he named Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, N.C., to serve as his next Transportation secretary. Obama called Foxx “one of the most effective...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Government, Politics, Executive Branch
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Charlotte, N.C., mayor expected to be nominated for Cabinet
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of Transportation on Monday, a White House official said. If confirmed, Foxx would take charge of a department that has been in the spotlight of late...Tags: Justice System, Federal Aviation Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Ray LaHood, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Diverted Southwest flight lands safely at O'Hare
A Southwest Airlines flight from Charlotte, N.C., landed at O'Hare instead of Midway this evening as a precaution after an indication of a possible mechanical problem. Southwest Flight No. 2187 landed without incident, said a Department of Aviation...
Tags: Midway, Southwest Airlines Co., O'Hare International Airport, Air Transportation Industry
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Viewpoint: Greenville, S.C., was place to be for columnist
I just returned from a delightful trip to Greenville, S.C., to help my daughter celebrate her last birthday in her 40s. I had an early start up the hill because I did not want to share the road with the hundreds of RVs returning home from Easter break....
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Reelected Democratic Party leader was asked to leave '12 convention
A Democrat elected Sunday to a leadership post in the California Democratic Party was asked last summer to leave the Democratic National Convention, where he was a delegate, after falsely claiming that he was a member of Congress and being threatened with...Tags: Government, Politics, Elections, 2012 Democratic National Convention, U.S. Congress
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Maroon 5, rappers J. Cole and Pusha T to play amphitheater in Virginia Beach
The Farm Bureau Live amphitheater in Virginia Beach announced two concerts this week: Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson on Sept. 8 and ShaggFest featuring rappers J. Cole and Pusha T on June 15. Adam Levine's Maroon 5 tops the bill of a Honda Civic tour...Tags: Dashboard Confessional (music group), Ford, Marc Anthony, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Macy Gray
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Reid Flair, son of WWE star Ric Flair, dies at 25
Reid Flair, the 25-year-old son of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, died Friday, wrestlingobserver.com is reporting. Details surrounding his death are unknown at this time. Flair's agent, Melinda Morris Zanoni, released the following statement: "We are...
Tags: Kurt Angle, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Wrestling
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UPDATED: Grandson charged with killing Campbell County couple
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefThe grandson of a couple who were murdered last week has been arrested for their killings. Robert Philbrook is in custody for the deaths of John and Virginia Philbrook. John and Virginia Philbrook were found dead on Feb. 15 in their Sleepy Hollow Road...Tags: Campbell County, Crimes, Trials, Prosecution, Murder
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NASCAR Connection: Winner of the first race came from Kansas
Eyewitness SportsSaturday night NASCAR drops the green flag on its 2013 season and unveils a new generation of race car. It promises fans a return to the days where race cars were stock cars and looked like the cars we drive every day. The new cars are supposed to look...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Track and Field, Auto Racing, France, Stock Car Racing
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Little overlap in American, US Airways routes
NEW YORK (AP) — In the jigsaw puzzle of airline routes, American Airlines and US Airways are two pieces that fit together almost perfectly. Of the 50 busiest domestic routes, the two carriers compete directly on only one: Los Angeles to Phoenix,...Tags: Air Transportation, Allentown, London Heathrow Airport, American Airlines, Inc., Travel
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