A Bus ride to history
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A throng of exuberant Triangle residents will see nation's first black president take office 30 busloads of North Carolinians will see Obama's inauguration as president Tuesday A caravan of exuberant Triangle residents will see nation's fir
Health plan needs bailout
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Legislature's job: Find $300 million.
Pilot gives details of crash
The pilot of a crippled US Airways jetliner made a split-second decision to put down in the Hudson River because trying to return to the airport after birds knocked out both engines could have led to a "catastrophic" crash in a populated neighb
Democratic gains spur abortion foes into action
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Many fear Obama, new Congress would remove current restrictions on abortion.