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Faith, not fear, for county's Harry Jones
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Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones attended a breakfast Friday where the keynote speaker, author Wes Moore, was asked his favorite quote.

Why super PACs are good for our political system
7:23PM

One of the surprising things about this year's Republican presidential race is how long it's gone on and how competitive and unpredictable it's been. What's different?

A settlement barely worth settling for
The Charlotte Observer | February 10, 2012

Americans should welcome assistance that flows from banks to struggling homeowners, but a $26 billion settlement between states' attorneys general and five of the nation's biggest lenders - including Bank of America - is neither a salve for the housing crisis nor a rescue for most of the homeowners whose lives were ruined by it.

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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stopped by the Observer this afternoon to chat. We h...

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Ah, the Gospel according to Obama
By Charles Krauthammer, National columnist

At the National Prayer Breakfast last week, seeking theological underpinning for his drive to raise taxes on the rich, President Obama invoked the highest possible authority.

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S.C.'s voluntary tax experiment
By Cindi Ross Scoppe, The (Columbia, S.C.) State

I was surprised by my email from Amazon saying I owed S.C. use taxes for $340 worth of purchases I made last year from the online behemoth.

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Fair tax rates are not a hindrance
By David M. Abromowitz, Bloomberg News

For all the attention devoted to Mitt Romney's tax returns last month, one element went largely unnoticed: They directly refute the Republican candidate's argument that higher tax rates deter capital investment.

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In a difficult moment, a picture of grace

The picture was taken after the meeting began. David Knoble and Amelia Stinson-Wesley, two candid...

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