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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Chinese drywall in the house

More wonders from our flat earth. Fly ash. Great. Just great.
April 11, 2009 | Posted in: Economy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

FDIC takes over Cape Fear Bank

Wilmington bank will open Monday under new ownership after FDIC steps in. Bank officials had said the declining real estate market was the big reason. [...]
April 11, 2009 | Posted in: Economy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Spin waiting to happen

If the private sector can’t attend conferences then the public sector will have to step in.
April 10, 2009 | Posted in: Administration, Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Tax restructuring in the works

Services sales tax and some loophole closing seem to be boiling up from the Senate budget discussions. Good overview at ProgPulse.
April 7, 2009 | Posted in: Budget, NCSenate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Yeah!

Heels win the national championship. Awesome.
April 7, 2009 | Posted in: Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Interesting headline

Senate takes a stab at Perdue’s budget And, surprise, the tobacco tax won’t be as high as the Gov’s.
April 5, 2009 | Posted in: Budget | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Prevailed we have

Fellow citizens, we have reached the end of the War on Unfettered Capitalism. LONDON (Reuters) – World leaders are set to declare an end to [...]
April 1, 2009 | Posted in: Current Events, Economy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink