Return of the Morning Post

Gosh golly starting a newspaper is time-consuming. And right in the middle of it felled for a day-point-five by a nasty bug. Have graduated to Progresso "hearty" style and am on the mend. Here's the drill: State • More coming out on the electricity tax break for Google. From this morning's Insider:

Electricity tax breaks granted by the General Assembly -- based on its own estimates and if computed over the same 30-year time period as property tax breaks granted by Lenoir and Caldwell County -- would reach $90 million.

• New poll from Public Policy Polling shows Perdue lead slipping a bit and Obama over Clinton. • Oh good, they're turning away coffee mugs on Jones Street. Next step: repealing the lottery and fully funding education reforms with a progressive tax policy • NC military hospitals under review Nat/Intl • WSJ poll shows McCain slipping fast • Digby adds some perspective • Libby pardon date T-shirt contest