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		<title>Feds: NC terror suspect preached jihad in home, had access to 26 guns, 27,000 bullets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina man accused of leading a group plotting terrorism abroad was recorded saying &#8220;I love jihad&#8221; and preaching the virtues of fighting for Allah, federal authorities said Tuesday.

A detention hearing for Daniel Patrick Boyd and six other suspects was packed with supporters, some derisively laughing when federal agents said they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds say accused ringleader of 7 NC terror suspects spoke of loving jihad, hating US military</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal authorities said Tuesday the accused ringleader of a group of North Carolina terrorism suspects talked about loving jihad, fighting for Allah and loathing a U.S. military presence at Muslim holy sites.

During a hearing on whether the seven men will be held until trial, officials played recordings of Daniel Boyd talking to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duke Energy&#8217;s 2Q profit down 21 percent on falling demand from industrial customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Power company Duke Energy said Tuesday that its second-quarter earnings fell as demand for power from industrial customers continues to slide because of the recession.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke said Tuesday that it made $276 million, or 21 cents per share, for the quarter ended June 30 compared with profit of $351 million, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In US for medical care, Afghan children lay down the surnames that can make them take up arms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysia Patterson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOORESVILLE, N.C. — When they step off the plane, the sick and injured Afghan children shed their surnames, stripping themselves of a label that often carries tribal or religious implications and enabling them to form friendships most once thought impossible.

Friendships with children from other tribes and faiths, children they might otherwise grow up to fight.
And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 NC terror suspects due in court for federal detention hearing; 8th suspect still at large</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Seven North Carolina terrorism suspects were due in federal court for a detention hearing Tuesday.

Attorneys in the case will meet with a judge for a status conference before the case goes into a detention hearing. The men were arrested and charged last week with plotting to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP NewsBreak: Feds name 8th NC terror suspect as court makes full indictment public</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — A 20-year-old U.S. citizen who traveled to Pakistan in 2008 &#8220;to engage in violent jihad&#8221; has been named as the eighth suspect in a North Carolina terrorism case, according to court documents released Monday.

Jude Kenan Mohammad is charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors say North Carolina terror case may involve classified national security material</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — A case against seven North Carolina terrorism suspects accused of plotting &#8220;violent jihad&#8221; may involve classified material that will raise national security issues if given to their defense attorneys, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Prosecutors requested time to review the classified material and a hearing to discuss it, according to court documents. The government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Citi CFO Krawcheck to run BofA&#8217;s investment operations; bank makes other exec moves</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-citi-cfo-krawcheck-to-run-bofas-investment-operations-bank-makes-other-exec-moves-129310/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. shuffled some of its top executives Monday and said some of the managers might be in a position to succeed CEO Ken Lewis.

One of the changes brought former Citigroup Chief Financial Officer Sallie Krawcheck to Bank of America to run its global wealth and investment management operation. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egyptian items on display at Chinqua Penn in NC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WENTWORTH, N.C. — Ancient and replica Egyptian pieces will be on display at Chinqua Penn Plantation, a 1920s-era mansion in Wentworth built by a North Carolina businessman and his wife.

Among the items on display through the month of August will be a reproduction of King Tut&#8217;s famous golden throne chair that Thomas and Beatrice Penn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former MetLife CEO Benmosche expected to take on CEO role at insurer AIG, WSJ reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. is expected to name Robert Benmosche as its new CEO, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Benmosche is the former chairman and chief executive of MetLife Inc.
He will replace CEO Edward Liddy, former CEO of Allstate Corp., who took over last fall after the government bailed out the New York-based insurer.
An AIG [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors cautiously optimistic this week with steady market rise behind them</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After soaring on upbeat corporate earnings and forecasts, Wall Street might be able to stay positive even as there are signs that the economy is still struggling.

Investors enter the week after an extraordinary rally that gave the Dow Jones industrials their best month since October 2002 and their best July in 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Department reaches agreement forcing aluminum companies to divest NC facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — The Justice Department says it has reached a settlement requiring two aluminum companies to sell a facility in North Carolina.

Federal officials said Thursday the divestment is necessary in order for Sapa Holding AB to move ahead with its proposed $150 million acquisition of Indalex Holdings Finance Inc. The department expressed concern about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travelers 2nd-quarter profit declines as it sees lower investment income, underwriting profit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commercial and personal property insurer Travelers Cos. said Thursday that lower investment income and underwriting profit drove its second-quarter earnings down 21 percent.

However, the insurer raised its full-year earnings outlook.
The St. Paul, Minn.-based company, which is now a component of the Dow Jones industrial average, said its net income tumbled to $740 million, or $1.27 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From high school lineman to Islamist &#8216;Sword of God,&#8217; mixed picture emerges of alleged jihadist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — When someone in the Raleigh area needed a sheep or goat slaughtered according to Islamic law, Daniel Boyd was the man to see.

&#8220;You find everything from halal meat and snacks to soft back prints of the Holy Quran in both English and Arabic,&#8221; read a notice on the Web for Boyd&#8217;s Blackstone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CommScope shares plunge after 2Q revenue miss; though adjusted earnings beat expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HICKORY, N.C. — Network infrastructure company CommScope Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit plunged 61 percent, due to hefty charges related to acquisitions, debt, litigation and restructuring.

Net profit for the three months ended June 30 fell to $15 million, or 18 cents per share, from $40 million, or 50 cents, a year earlier. But excluding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge delays detention hearing for North Carolina terror suspects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has delayed the detention hearing for seven North Carolina men accused of plotting violent jihad.

U.S. Magistrate Judge William A. Webb issued an order Wednesday delaying the detention hearing until Tuesday morning. The seven men arrested this week were scheduled to be in court Thursday afternoon. Attorneys for several of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers report health care progress; Obama pitches retooled message in NC, VA visits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Sidoti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Congress reported progress on legislation to overhaul the nation&#8217;s health care Wednesday as President Barack Obama introduced a retooled message asserting his plan would protect Americans and limit insurers&#8217; power.

&#8220;We have a system today that works well for the insurance industry, but it doesn&#8217;t always work well for you,&#8221; Obama told more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama pitches retooled health care message in NC, VA visits; senators report progress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Sidoti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Senators reported progress on legislation to overhaul the nation&#8217;s health care Wednesday as President Barack Obama introduced a retooled message asserting his plan would protect Americans and limit insurers&#8217; power.

&#8220;We have a system today that works well for the insurance industry, but it doesn&#8217;t always work well for you,&#8221; Obama told more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Barker, longtime animal rights activist, asks Cherokees to end NC bear pit attractions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker has made a personal appeal to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to stop exhibiting bears in pit-like enclosures at three local zoos.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that Barker met Tuesday with Principal Chief Michell Hicks and five members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: Members of NC family that includes terror suspects denied entry to Israel on 07 trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Israel denied entry two years ago to members of a North Carolina family that includes three men accused of plotting to execute terror attacks in foreign countries, an official said Wednesday.

Daniel Boyd, 39, was arrested Monday with six others, including two sons. Authorities claim Boyd was the ringleader of a group that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC neighbors find terrorism accusations against man in their midst hard to swallow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina man described as family-oriented and quick to help neighbors was recruiting and training aspiring terrorists to wage jihad, federal authorities say, accusations that family and neighbors find hard to believe.

Daniel Boyd, 39, spent three years traveling to the Middle East, secretly buying guns, and leading a group of men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors, neighbors offer contrasting stories for chief North Carolina terror suspect</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Daniel Boyd may have spent the past three years traveling to the Middle East, secretly buying guns and training for jihad with a group of aspiring terrorists as federal authorities claim, but people on his cul-de-sac said Tuesday he also made plenty of time to be a good neighbor.

The 39-year-old drywall contractor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP NewsBreak: Feds search for 1 member of NC &#8216;jihad&#8217; group who recently went to Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal authorities searched overseas Tuesday for a U.S. citizen charged with plotting &#8220;violent jihad&#8221; as part of a North Carolina-based group of aspiring international terrorists.

Authorities think the eighth suspect is in Pakistan, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wife says North Carolina terror suspect part of ordinary family, calls charges unsubstantiated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — The wife of a North Carolina man charged with plotting violent jihad says they are an &#8220;ordinary family&#8221; and care about other human beings.

Sabrina Boyd said in a statement issued through the Muslim American Society in Raleigh that the charges against her husband, 39-year-old Daniel Patrick Boyd, have not been substantiated. She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP NewsBreak: Feds say 1 member of North Carolina &#8216;jihad&#8217; group still being sought</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal authorities were searching Tuesday for a U.S. citizen charged with plotting &#8220;violent jihad&#8221; as part of a North Carolina group suspected of international terrorist aspirations.

U.S. Attorney George E.B. Holding declined to discuss the whereabouts of the person at large but said the public should not be worried.
&#8220;Federal authorities hope to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America spokesman says bank could evenutally shrink total number of branches by 10 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. could eventually shrink its 6,100-branch network by about 10 percent as consumers utilize other methods of banking, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

Bank of America spokesman James Mahoney made the comments when asked about a published report that CEO Ken Lewis and another bank executive described such a plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC father, sons, 4 men charged as &#8220;violent jihad&#8221; group plotting international attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina father who led an unobtrusive rural life as a drywall contractor had militant roots dating back to 1980s Afghanistan and Pakistan and secretly led a U.S. group plotting international terrorism, federal prosecutors said.

Daniel Patrick Boyd, 39, was arrested Monday with his two sons and four other North Carolina men. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America CEO Lewis reportedly says bank to shrink total number of branches by 10 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp.&#8217;s CEO Ken Lewis said he is planning to shrink the bank&#8217;s 6,100-branch network by about 10 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

The newspaper said Lewis told investors of the plans at a meeting last week in Charlotte, where the bank is based. The Journal cited unidentified people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina terror suspect nearly lost limbs after 1991 bank robbery conviction in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — American Daniel Patrick Boyd faced stern a punishment after being convicted of robbing a bank in Pakistan: Losing a hand and foot.

He avoided the sentence when his conviction was overturned. Two decades later, the 39-year-old Boyd is accused of organizing a group in the U.S. with international terrorist aspirations, and he faces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 NC men charged in terror conspiracy, accused of plotting &#8216;violent jihad&#8217; abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — A father, his two sons and four other North Carolina men are accused of military-style training at home and plotting &#8220;violent jihad&#8221; through a series of terror attacks abroad, federal authorities said Monday.

Officials said the group was led by Daniel Patrick Boyd, a married 39-year-old who lived in an unassuming lakeside home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 North Carolina men charged with terror conspiracy, accused of advancing &#8216;violent jihad&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — A father, his two sons and four other men living in North Carolina are accused of mililtary-style training at home and plotting &#8220;violent jihad&#8221; abroad, federal authorities said Monday.

Officials said the men were led by Daniel Patrick Boyd, a married 39-year-old who lived in an unassuming lakeside home in a rural area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duke Energy seeks to increase SC rates by an average 9.3 percent for residential customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy said Monday that it will ask South Carolina regulators to boost rates by an average 9.3 percent for residential customers to help recover costs for pollution control equipment, new generation and transmission and distribution systems.

The package of increases that Duke is seeking includes a 12.1 percent increase in general rates, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lorillard 2nd-quarter profit climbs as market share for Newport cigarettes increases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. — Tobacco seller Lorillard Inc. said Monday that its second-quarter profit climbed 32 percent, more than twice the increase Wall Street expected, as the company raised prices and sold more cigarettes.

The Greensboro, N.C.-based company — whose its Newport menthol brand increased in market share during the quarter — earned $286 million, or $1.71 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autopsy says 3 workers killed in NC Slim Jim factory collapse were crushed to death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — Autopsies show three workers killed in the collapse of a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina were crushed to death.

The News &#038; Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that autopsy results were released for workers Barbara McLean, Lewis Watson and Rachel Pulley. They died from blunt force trauma in the June 9 explosion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATM glitch affects some Washington Mutual customers looking to withdrawal money</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Some Washington Mutual customers were unable to access their money through WaMu ATMs for about 90 minutes early Friday morning.

ATMs in the New York Metro area and in four states — Illinois, Texas, Florida and Georgia — were affected by an electronic transaction glitch around 7 a.m. EDT, JPMorgan Chase &#038; Co. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America names chief accounting officer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. said Thursday that Neil A. Cotty will become chief accounting officer, returning to a job he held before.

Cotty, 54, will replace Craig Rosato, 45, who was named consumer credit risk executive, the bank said Thursday.
Cotty has been chief financial officer of the company&#8217;s global banking and investment management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC sheriff&#8217;s deputy uses Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with top speed of 198 mph to stop speeders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — At least one sheriff&#8217;s deputy in North Carolina won&#8217;t have any trouble catching speeders. Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that the Wake County Sheriff&#8217;s Department has a Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Chevrolet said the car has a top track speed of 198 mph, with a base sticker price of $74,875. Its V8 racing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SC Gov. Sanford arrives in Europe for 2-week family vacation, a month after revealing affair</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and his family have arrived in London for a two-week European vacation.

Television station WBTV in Charlotte reports that Sanford, his wife and four sons boarded a U.S. Airways flight bound for London&#8217;s Gatwick Airport on Wednesday evening. The governor initially had said they were leaving Thursday.
According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reynolds American 2nd-qtr profit rises 4 percent, lifts full-year adjusted earnings forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Reynolds American Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter profit climbed 4 percent even as sales at the nation&#8217;s second-largest cigarette company ticked down slightly.

The company, whose brands include Camel and Pall Mall, also boosted its full-year adjusted earnings range above Wall Street&#8217;s expectations. It credited the raised guidance to more normalized trade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wells Fargo posts 2nd-quarter profit of $2.6 billion, helped by Wachovia acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wells Fargo &#038; Co. joined other big banks in announcing a big second-quarter profit and tempering the news by reporting it is still contending with losses from failed loans.

The bank also followed its rivals Wednesday in forecasting loan losses would continue in the coming quarters as more consumers are unemployed and can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayfield court filing claims independent test negative for methamphetamines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna Fryer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An independent drug test on Jeremy Mayfield was negative for methamphetamines, contradicting the results of a NASCAR test taken 40 minutes earlier, the driver claimed in court documents filed Tuesday.

In response to NASCAR&#8217;s claim that Mayfield again tested positive for methamphetamines on July 6, Mayfield submitted an affidavit to the U.S. District [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VF to issue regular quarterly dividend of 59 cents, payable on Sept. 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GREENSBORO, N.C. — Apparel maker VF Corp. on Tuesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 59 cents, payable on Sept. 18 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 8.
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		<title>VF says it continues to expect revenue to decline in 2009, due to weak economy, strong dollar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GREENSBORO, N.C. — Apparel maker VF Corp. on Tuesday reiterated its expectations that 2009 earnings and revenue will fall in 2009, due to the weak economy and the stronger dollar.

The company continues to expect earnings will total $4.70 to $5 per share, from $5.42 a year ago. That includes a charge of 70 cents per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outer Banks travel guide looking for visitor photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANTEO, N.C. — The Outer Banks Official Travel Guide could feature you next year.

The visitors bureau for the North Carolina coastal region is seeking publicly submitted photos for the 2010 travel guide. The photos might include scenic landscapes, community events, family photos or weddings on the beach.
Those whose photos are selected will get a photo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Continental to expand NC brakes plant despite worldwide slump in automobile sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emery P. Dalesio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. — A subsidiary of German auto parts maker Continental AG plans to expand operations at a North Carolina brake systems plant as it looks ahead to North American automakers eventually revving up production again.

&#8220;We are seeing signs of increased production with our customers in North America. It&#8217;s still an extremely slow market, however [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cox Enterprises agrees to sell 13 North Carolina newspapers to Cooke Communications</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GREENVILLE, N.C. — Cox Enterprises Inc. said Monday it has agreed to sell more than a dozen North Carolina newspapers to a company headed by the son of late billionaire Jack Kent Cooke.

The newspapers include the Rocky Mount Telegram, The Daily Reflector of Greenville and The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City, along with 10 weekly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ray Shaw, former AP staffer, chairman of American City Business Journals, dies after bee sting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ray Shaw, a former Associated Press newsman and chairman of American City Business Journals, has died of complications from an insect sting. He was 75.

Whitney Shaw said his father had been working in his garage early Saturday when he was stung by a yellow jacket and collapsed. He said his father was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Sotomayor&#8217;s words in Senate hearings don&#8217;t count once she joins the Supreme Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter R. Mears</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Once Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed to the Supreme Court, all those hours of predictable questions and cautious replies at her Senate confirmation hearings will be filed and forgotten as she judges the way she sees fit. Nobody can hold her to what she&#8217;s said.

That&#8217;s the usually unspoken reality of confirmation proceedings. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BofA posts profit of $2.4 billion, beating estimates, in sign banks may be recovering</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America joined other major banks in reporting better-than-expected second quarter income Friday, earning $2.42 billion even as losses from failed loans continued to rise.

The results, which included $713 million of dividend payments tied to a federal bailout, compared with profits after preferred dividends of $3.22 billion in the same three-month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BofA posts 2nd-quarter profit of $2.4 billion, beating Street, in sign banks may be recovering</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America joined the nation&#8217;s other big banks in reporting better than expected earnings, posting a $2.42 billion second-quarter profit even as losses from failed loans continued to rise.

Bank of America said Friday its earnings after payment of preferred dividends were down at 33 cents per share compared with a profit [...]]]></description>
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