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		<title>Activists Rally for Tougher Animal Cruelty Laws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meet Susie — the poster dog for animal rights in North Carolina.
You might remember her as the badly burned and beaten puppy found in a south Greensboro park last summer. The pit bull-shepherd mix captured the hearts of many, and they rallied to save her.
Now Susie’s supporters will gather Sunday to rally again — this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/12/activists-rally-for-tougher-animal-cruelty-laws/</link>
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		<title>Well, at least they can hold more Products, right???</title>
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New Hanover County&#8217;s four newest liquor stores are some of the most expensive in the state, costing on average 50 percent more than the average store cost statewide, according to a StarNews analysis.
Only Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage Control built pricier stores than New Hanover County on a consistent basis, and Mecklenburg officials are under investigation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/12/well-at-least-they-can-hold-more-products-right/</link>
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		<title>Candidate Questionnaire for Paul Thurmond, Republican for South Carolina&#8217;s First Congressional District</title>
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A few weeks back I sent out some candidate questionnaires to the 13 candidates running for Congress in South Carolina&#8217;s 1st Congressional District.  They were lengthy and very detailed and I felt would be a great source of information on each candidate running in both the Republican and Democratic primaries.
Unfortunately, to date I have only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/11/candidate-questionnaire-for-paul-thurmond-republican-for-south-carolinas-first-congressional-district/</link>
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		<title>Britt Blackwell Shakes up Sixth District York Council Race</title>
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While most of our York County discussions typically center around the unscrupulous, incredulous, and very cagey Paul Lindemann, there is actually another seat on the York County Council that will also be quite competitive in the upcoming June primary.  Rock Hill School Board and State Board of Education member Dr. Britt Blackwell announced his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/11/britt-blackwell-shakes-up-sixth-district-york-council-race/</link>
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		<title>Foxx: Common Sense Health Care Reform Will Empower Patients</title>
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		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/11/foxx-common-sense-health-care-reform-will-empower-patients/</link>
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		<title>Spratt Says Obama Has Done Magnificent Job on Health Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is just incredible.
 Spratt defended his support of the Affordable Health Care for America Act, a bill that has been debated by U.S. Congress for months. He champions the bill, as well as President Barack Obama’s involvement in trying to pass the bill in Congress. 
 “I would have liked to see the bill [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/11/spratt-says-obama-has-done-magnificent-job-on-health-care/</link>
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		<title>Celtic Lives!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;but has been very busy. 
Never fear though, fair readers. For I have heard your cries, and I will proceed as promised with a candidate questionnaire. I&#8217;ve also got a few other projects up my sleeve. More about those this weekend.
Also, St. Patrick&#8217;s Day is almost here, so I need to clear next week schedule for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/11/celtic-lives/</link>
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		<title>Wilmington Hookah Bar Fights for Freedom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wilmington&#8217;s Juggling Gypsy hookah bar is the first establishment in the area fined for violating the state&#8217;s new indoor smoking ban.
The Castle Street bar received two violations from the New Hanover County Health Department carrying a total of $400 in administrative penalties, under the ban that went into effect Jan. 2.
Juggling Gypsy Manager Denny Best [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/11/wilmington-hookah-bar-fights-for-freedom/</link>
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		<title>The Good &#8216;Ole Boy South Lives on in N.C.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina we all fell in love with on The Andy Griffith Show lives on in Person and Caswell Counties.
The former district attorney for Person and Caswell counties stopped drivers by flashing a gold badge and tried to use dismissed cases to win re-election, according to a search warrant filed Tuesday.
The State Bureau of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/11/the-good-ole-boy-south-lives-on-in-n-c/</link>
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		<title>Virginia Assembly Approves Bill Preventing Feds from Mandating Health Insurance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first shot has been fired in the battle to uphold states&#8217; rights and the Tenth Amendment. Call or email your state legislators and tell them that we want North and South Carolina to follow suit and unite against this encroachment of the Federal government.
RICHMOND &#8212; The Virginia General Assembly has given final approval to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/11/virginia-assembly-approves-bill-preventing-feds-from-mandating-health-insurance/</link>
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		<title>Wake School Board Cans Del Burns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wake Superintendent Del Burns, who until Tuesday ran one of the nation&#8217;s highest-profile school systems, will serve out his tenure on administrative leave for making what board members said were &#8220;totally inappropriate&#8221; public criticisms.
Members announced after a closed meeting Tuesday night that Burns, 56, will remain available for consultation and will be paid until his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/11/wake-school-board-cans-del-burns/</link>
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		<title>D&#8217;Annunzio Walks Off Stage at Debate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, D&#8217;Annunzio got into a flap with officials at the Cumberland County Republican Convention in Fayetteville.
During a forum, candidates drew cards with random questions. When rival Lou Huddleston of Fayetteville was asked if he supports eliminating federal agencies, he replied without mentioning D&#8217;Annunzio.
When D&#8217;Annunzio tried to respond, organizers told him according to their ground [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/10/dannunzio-walks-off-stage-at-debate/</link>
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		<title>Change the Congress in 2010 to Hold Candidate Meet and Greet in Charleston</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Catherine Welborn, the Executive Director of Change the Congress in 2010, is putting together a &#8220;Meet the Candidates&#8221; forum in Charleston next month.
Change the Congress in 2010, a Federal PAC, is sponsoring this event that is free and open to the public.  Since many people never get to meet the candidates, this is a great [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/10/change-the-congress-in-2010-to-hold-candidate-meet-and-greet-in-charleston/</link>
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		<title>Like a Bad Penny The Cigarette Tax is Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like I said last year and the year before they are never going to let this go.  From yesterday&#8217;s Post and Courier article, let&#8217;s start with the logical fallacies of one Dr. Charles Darby.
&#8220;The higher the taxes, the more lives that we can save. It&#8217;s time for South Carolina to do what is right for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/10/like-a-bad-penny-the-cigarette-tax-is-back/</link>
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		<title>Obama Executive Order Could Decimate Carolina Fishing Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing some of the nation&#8217;s oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters.
This announcement comes at the time when the situation supposedly still is &#8220;fluid&#8221; and the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force still hasn&#8217;t issued [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/10/obama-executive-order-could-decimate-carolina-fishing-industry/</link>
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		<title>Spratt Might be Teetering on Health Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Public pressure might be building on Bubba or maybe it&#8217;s his shoddy polling numbers, but something is possibly causing Spratt to reevaluate his position on the health care legislation.  According to a few different publications, Spratt is being referred to now as a possible undecided vote on reconciling the health care bill with the Senate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/09/spratt-might-be-teetering-on-health-care/</link>
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		<title>Spratt Screening His Calls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently Bubba has set up a call screening system in order to stop the influx of out of state residents from calling into his office about the health care bill.  I guess I can sort of understand.  He doesn&#8217;t represent people that live outside of the Fifth District.  Although now that I think about it, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/09/spratt-screening-his-calls/</link>
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		<title>McMaster Leads the GOP Pack</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A poll conducted last week by Rasmussen of the Republican gubernatorial primary in South Carolina shows Henry McMaster the current favorite.  Out of the four candidates he leads with 21% of the vote.  He also has the highest favorable ratings.  Lt Governor Andre Bauer comes in second with 17% of the vote, yet ironically has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/09/mcmaster-leads-the-gop-pack/</link>
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		<title>Lindsey Graham Wants You Fingerprinted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That will be a cold day in Hell.  This man is becoming more incredible by the day.
I can say with the utmost certainty right now that I will not be fingerprinted by the Federal government and treated like a common criminal just so I can have a job and if Lindsey Graham thinks that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/09/lindsey-graham-wants-you-fingerprinted/</link>
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		<title>Your Monthly LOL</title>
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		<link>http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2010/03/08/your-monthly-lol-2/</link>
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