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Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem NC, Jul 31, 2010 / When President Obama assumed office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had openings in four of the tribunal's 15 judgeships.
ABC - WTVD 11 - Raleigh Durham NC, Jul 29, 2010 / A program to help military spouses pay for career training and college tuition is back, but with fewer benefits.
CBS - WRAL 5 - Raleigh NC, Jul 28, 2010 / President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated North Carolina Judge Ripley Rand, the son of veteran state Senator Tony Rand, to fill the post vacated by U.S. Attorney George Holding.
Fayetteville Observer - Fayetteville NC, Jul 28, 2010 / U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan is pressuring the Defense Department to reverse cutbacks to a program that helps military spouses pay for college education.
The News & Observer - Raleigh NC, Jul 27, 2010 / Massachusetts education consultant Michael Alves is rolling out the idea of a "controlled choice" plan for student assignment before a Wake County school board committee.
The Salisbury Post - Salisbury NC, Jul 26, 2010 / U.S. Sen. Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) cosponsored a bipartisan bill last week designed to help service members access mental health care services.
The Charlotte Observer - Charlotte NC, Jul 24, 2010 / Senator Kay Hagan shared her personal interest in financial literacy Friday during a visit to Charlotte-based LendingTree, which recently created a foundation devoted to the cause.
The Charlotte Post - Charlotte NC, Jul 22, 2010 / As the nation's sluggish recovery from the worst economic recession since the Great Depression continues, access to credit remains a challenge for many small businesses, and financial regulators are putting the pressure on banks to boost lending.
The Sun Journal - New Bern NC, Jul 17, 2010 / The story of our broken immigration system began much earlier than 1996, but that was one of its most important years.
Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte NC, Jul 15, 2010 / Financial regulatory reform is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature after the Senate passed the legislation Thursday afternoon by a 60-39 margin.
The Charlotte Post - Charlotte NC, Jul 15, 2010 / The U.S. Senate has passed a federal financial reform bill that for President Obama's signature.
PR Newswire, Jul 15, 2010 / U.S. Senate Action Could Come Before the End of July, With NC Senators Playing Key Role RALEIGH, N.C. , July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A clear majority of North Carolina small business owners support the clean energy climate legislation that will be taken up in the United States Senate over the next three weeks, according to a major Public Policy Polling survey of 711 small business owners across a three-state region consisting of North Carolina , South Carolina , and Virginia .
McClatchy, Jul 15, 2010 / Nearly six months have gone by since Judges Albert Diaz of Charlotte and James Wynn of Raleigh landed on the to-do list of the full U.S. Senate, and still they have not received confirmation votes.
Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte NC, Jul 14, 2010 / U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan says bank bailouts won't happen again.
The News & Observer - Raleigh NC, Jul 12, 2010 / The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is scheduled to re-open to the public Thursday after a two-year closure.
Times-News of Burlington - Burlington NC, Jul 12, 2010 / Rep. Howard Coble sits in his Capitol Hill office with no computer on his desk.
Carteret County News-Times - Morehead City NC, Jul 09, 2010 / U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., accompanied by members of the press Wednesday, began a steep climb up the spiraling iron staircase of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse.
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh NC, Jul 07, 2010 / Rising tall about the trees and sand, the Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a fixture of the Crystal Coast.
The News & Observer - Raleigh NC, Jul 03, 2010 / The ad, paid for by a coalition of environmental and union groups, is the fourth round of advertising by Democratic groups and their allies that attempt to portray the Republican senator as cozy with the oil industry.
Lincoln Tribune - Lincolnton NC, Jun 30, 2010 / North Carolina Sens. Kay Hagan and Richard Burr's favorable ratings are virtually tied among voters according to a new poll released today by the Civitas Institute.
Boston.com - Boston MA, Jul 21, 2010/ U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor, right, briefs U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, 2nd right, at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea.
New York Post - New York NY, Jul 21, 2010/ Embattled BP head honcho Tony Hayward will step down in the next 10 weeks over the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, sources said yesterday.
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago IL, Jul 21, 2010/ President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday both strongly condemned the release last year of the Lockerbie bomber by Scotland.
The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada, Jul 21, 2010/ "The largest cadre of foreign ministers to descend on Afghanistan in three decades underwent an astonishing political conversion on Tuesday, turning from skeptics to advocates of the Afghan government's ambitious plan to take over all security responsibilities in the country by 2014.
St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO, Jul 21, 2010/ Just like a long line of predecessors, Lou Piniella thought he could lead the Chicago Cubs to that elusive championship and end a drought that dates to 1908.
Kay Ruthven Hagan (; born May 26, 1953) is the junior United States Senator from North Carolina and a member of the Democratic Party.
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