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<title>Is it wise to drill for oil, gas off N.C. coastline? - The Charlotte Observer Editorial</title>
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Perdue pursues cautious course Gov. Martin took 20 years ago]]>
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<title>Perdue wants to boost Main St. funding -Elizabeth City Daily Advance</title>
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For Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, the conversation revealed a perfect example of how travel and tourism can benefit North Carolina's hard-hit downtown areas.]]>
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<title>Perdue Anti-Crime Efforts Aim to Keep Neighborhoods Safe  </title>
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<title>Perdue raps McCrory for seeking PAC help - The Charlotte Observer</title>
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McCrory, Charlotte's mayor, last week sent a fundraising letter to political action committees. PACs help those aligned with an interest group – such as employees of a company or members of a trade association – to focus their political giving.]]>
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<title>SEANC Endorses Perdue</title>
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The State Employees Association of North Carolina today announced that it has endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.&nbsp; The organization represents over 55,000 workers across the state.]]>
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<title>N.C. public schools going tobacco-free - The Charlotte Observer </title>
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All of North Carolina's public schools will be tobacco-free by the end of this week, the culmination of a six-year effort by health advocates in the most tobacco-friendly of states.]]>
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<title>Law spawns PAC to aid McCrory - News &amp; Observer</title>
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The Republican Governors Association has established a North Carolina political action committee that will not, as a result of the change, be subject to most fundraising limits. The PAC has raised nearly $390,000 in less than three months, most of it in contributions of $25,000 or more.]]>
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<title>GOP group supporting McCrory raises almost $390K - AP</title>
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The RGA North Carolina 2008 Political Action Committee already has raised $387,300 as of June 30 from three dozen out-of-state residents, with donations ranging from $10 to $100,000, according to a campaign filing with the State Board of Elections.]]>
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<title>Federal minimum wage hike highlights  difference between Perdue and McCrory  </title>
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While Perdue helped increase North Carolina’s minimum wage in 2006 and supports raising it an additional dollar, Pat McCrory is opposed to any minimum wage in both the public and private sectors.]]>
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<title>Wide open, squeaky clean (we hope) - News &amp; Observer Editorial</title>
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Perdue also calls for movement toward the broadcast of state government meetings, as she says a dozen other states are doing. She says "revolving door" statutes should be strengthened to head off improper dealings between state officials and private businesses for whom the officials could go to work. And she says legislators need to be kept from hitting up lobbyists for contributions to charities.]]>
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<title>Why didn’t Pat McCrory tell educators about his real position on the Education Lottery?  </title>
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Pat McCrory’s goal of repealing the Education Lottery – and eliminating the $350 million dollars a year it contributes to North Carolina’s education budget – is dangerous enough.&nbsp; But today, McCrory tried to hide his real position while speaking to more than 500 educators in Asheville:]]>
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<title>Perdue challenges McCrory plans that could create $1.2 billion hole in education budget   </title>
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In a speech in Asheville Bev Perdue today challenged Pat McCrory’s education positions that could create a $1.2 billion hole annually in North Carolina’s education budget.&nbsp; ]]>
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<title>Businesses get $1M for green technologies - WRAL.com</title>
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Thirteen companies have won inaugural grants of up to $100,000 from the North Carolina Green Business Fund.]]>
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<title>McCrory and Perdue differ on vouchers - Charlotte Observer </title>
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"As governor, I will not be distracted by experiments like vouchers and private school tuition," Perdue told several hundred attorneys at the N.C. Bar Association convention in the first debate of the governor's race. "Vouchers take money away from the public schools. I am not going to take my eye off the prize and allow vouchers to break the back of public schools."]]>
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<title>Perdue Commits to Five Gubernatorial Debates </title>
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Bev Perdue today announced that she has committed to five gubernatorial debates for the general election, starting with the June 21 event hosted by the North Carolina Bar Association. The five-debate series would surpass the number of debates in recent gubernatorial and presidential campaigns.]]>
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<title>Ralph Lauren opens new facility in High Point - Greensboro News &amp; Record</title>
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Lt. Governor Bev Perdue couldn't resist a joke at the grand opening of the new RalphLauren.com facility on Pendleton Street.&nbsp;&nbsp; "We should all have dressed better," she told the crowd of state and local politicians, business leaders and company executives who gathered for the ribbon cutting Friday afternoon.]]>
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<title>McCrory Launches Distortion Campaign On Day 3</title>
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Less than one week into the general election campaign, Pat McCrory has already launched an untrue attack against Bev Perdue, with an inaccurate claim about Perdue’s position regarding allowing illegal immigrants to enter community college.]]>
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<title>Perdue thanks hometown supporters - New Bern Sun Journal  </title>
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bev Perdue made an airplane stop in New Bern on Monday, thanking and hugging supporters. Many of them have known her more than 30 years.]]>
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<title>Gubernatorial candidate stops in Greenville - Greenville Daily Reflector</title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue thanked long-time friends in a campaign stop in Greenville on Saturday afternoon.]]>
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<title>Perdue Promises Good Government In Harnett - Dunn Daily Record  </title>
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The lieutenant governor made campaign stops, accompanied by her son, Emmett, at the Coats Senior Citizens Center, Andy's in Lillington and the Harnett County Courthouse.]]>
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<title>Association for Home and Hospice Care Endorses Perdue </title>
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The Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina today endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.&nbsp; The organization includes over 100,000 registered nurses, physical, occupational and speech therapists, and in-home aides and other employees and provided services to over 400,000 North Carolinians last year.]]>
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<title>Perdue stresses education, health care - Rocky Mount Telegram</title>
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"Beverly is not a stranger to Eastern North Carolina or our community," said Reuben Blackwell, president and chief executive officer of OIC. "She has made an effort for ensuring uninsured children have an opportunity to insurance."]]>
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<title>Beverly Perdue Makes a Campaign Stop in Eden - Reidsville Review</title>
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She came. She saw. She conquered with a smile. Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, one of three Democratic candidates for North Carolina governor, visited with elderly and disabled residents of Arbor Ridge on Sunday afternoon. ]]>
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<title>Poll shows Perdue with 14-point lead over Moore - New Bern Sun Journal</title>
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Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue begins her last week of campaigning with a series of rallies across the state and a 14-point lead over her main opponent in a poll reported Monday.]]>
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<title>More Law Enforcement Support for Perdue </title>
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The Raleigh Police Protective Association announced today that it has endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.&nbsp; The organization belongs to Teamsters Local 391 and represents 470 police officers in Raleigh.]]>
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<title>Hunt decries gubernatorial attack ads - WRAL</title>
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Former Gov. Jim Hunt said Monday that some negative television advertisements for Democratic gubernatorial candidates "crossed the line," and he urged candidates to focus on positive messages in the final week before the state's primary.]]>
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<title>Machinists Endorse Perdue</title>
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The North Carolina State Council of the International Association of Machinists today announced it has endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.&nbsp; The organization represents over 12,000 members from the mountains to the coast.]]>
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<title>For governor - Charlotte Observer Endorsement</title>
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Overall we admire Bev Perdue's commitment to progressive programs, to improving public schools and expanding health care opportunities, and her willingness to pursue bold approaches to the state's problems. We think Bev Perdue would be the Democrat's best candidate in the Nov. 4 general election.]]>
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<title>American Federation of Teachers of North Carolina Endorses Perdue for Governor</title>
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The American Federation of Teachers of North Carolina (AFT-NC) has endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.&nbsp; The organization is an affiliate of the National Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO.]]>
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<title>Gantt endorses Perdue in radio ad</title>
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Former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt endorses&nbsp;Bev Perdue in a radio ad.&nbsp; Listen here!]]>
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<title>Harvey Gantt Endorses Bev Perdue for Governor </title>
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Today, former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt endorsed Bev Perdue to be the next Governor of North Carolina.]]>
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<title>Bev endorsed by Andy Griffith! </title>
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Andy Griffith announced he is joining Bev's positive campaign today in a TV ad.&nbsp; It's a must see!]]>
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<title>Perdue steps forward to make debate happen  </title>
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North Carolina's families want to know what I will do as Governor to make North Carolina a better place to live, and I look forward to discussing that in a debate tomorrow night at WRAL.]]>
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<title>County Dems hear from candidates - Burlington Times News </title>
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Candidates for state and congressional offices took center stage during the Alamance County Democratic convention, but the partisan gathering had plenty of local color.]]>
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<title>Tipping point - Fayetteville Observer blog</title>
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First, Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue, who's running a raging gun battle with State Treasurer Richard Moore for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, pulled all her negative TV ads. In even acknowledging that she was running negative ads -- she used the words -- she took a huge step for a major-league state politician. ]]>
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<title>A Real Standup Person - Winston-Salem Chronicle</title>
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However, what struck me most of all about the Lt. Gov. was her candidness and honesty in responding to a tough and sensitive question from one of the attendees.&nbsp;]]>
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<title>Perdue: No more negative ads from me - News 14</title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue has dropped all negative ads and said that she will stay positive in her bid to become North Carolina's next governor. ]]>
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<title>Perdue to stop negative ads - News &amp; Record</title>
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The bruising Democratic primary for governor could be less contentious during its final month as one of the leading combatants pledges to stop airing negative ads.]]>
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<title>Perdue scuttles all her TV ads attacking Moore - Winston Salem Journal </title>
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Perdue said yesterday that she has pulled all of her negative television ads off the air because she is fed up with the bitter tone of her race against Richard Moore.]]>
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<title>North Carolina PBA Endorses Perdue </title>
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The North Carolina Police Benevolent Association today announced it has endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.&nbsp; The organization represents over 3700 full time and retired law enforcement officers around the state.&nbsp; ]]>
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<title>Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association Endorses Perdue  </title>
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The Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association M-PAC endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor by a 2-1 margin.]]>
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<title>A Positive Campaign  </title>
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Wherever I go, people ask me, “can’t we stop the negative campaign?”&nbsp; The simple answer is “YES.”]]>
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<title>Wake County Voter Education Coalition Endorses Bev Perdue </title>
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"Bev Perdue has long been a leader on voting rights and education.&nbsp; We are proud to endorse her for Governor," said Eugene Weeks, Chairman of the Wake County Voter Education Coalition.]]>
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<title>Teamsters endorse Bev Perdue for Governor </title>
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The North Carolina Teamsters, representing 14,000 workers across North Carolina, today announced its endorsement of Bev Perdue for Governor.]]>
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“Generations” highlights Bev’s work in the State Senate and as Lt. Governor to protect our kids from sexual predators. ]]>
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<title>Perdue: Workers need aid - Rocky Mount Telegram</title>
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It is the government's role to provide working-class residents in Eastern North Carolina with opportunities to succeed, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue said during a Telegram interview this week.]]>
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<title>Lt. Gov. addresses tax, water, road issues - Jacksonville Daily News </title>
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Local residents got to hear about major issues the upcoming session may address - including water, transportation and mental health - from Lt Gov. Beverly Perdue during a Forum Onslow on Friday.]]>
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<title>A Real Standup Person - Winston-Salem Chronicle </title>
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First of all, I was quite impressed with the fact that the Lt. Gov. would agree to such a small gathering on such a short notice: but she did.&nbsp; She was very gracious, cordial and entertaining.&nbsp;]]>
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<title>Perdue makes campaign stop in area - Rocky Mount Telegram</title>
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Schools must offer children hope and confidence, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue said on Tuesday during a stop at Williford Elementary School in Rocky Mount.]]>
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<title>Governor candidates debate in cyberspace  - News &amp; Observer</title>
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The two Democratic gubernatorial candidates met online for a debate Monday.&nbsp; Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and state Treasurer Richard Moore answered questions from readers of the three-year-old liberal Web site BlueNC.com for an hour. ]]>
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The North Carolina National Organization for Women (NOW) Political Action Committee has endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.]]>
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<title>State expects military windfall - Daily Tar Heel</title>
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Nationwide legislation intended to redistribute military resources will bring tens of thousands of newcomers to North Carolina. ]]>
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<title>Paying to sue for what's yours - Wilmington Star News </title>
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A notable exception was Richard Moore, a Democratic candidate for governor. He said that unless the government's failure to obey the law was "egregious," the winners should pay their own lawyers.]]>
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<title>Perdue Visits Dunn, Announces Senior Tax Relief Plan  </title>
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Lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate Beverly Perdue was in Dunn Friday to announce her plan to offer tax relief to the state's 1 million senior citizens.]]>
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<title>Perdue courts N.C. teachers in Fayetteville - Fayetteville Observer  </title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue was among friends Friday at the Crown Expo Center.&nbsp; Between rousing cheers as she entered and hugs from camera-toting admirers as she left, the gubernatorial candidate formally accepted the endorsement of the N,C. Association of Educators.]]>
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<title>Perdue proposes property tax relief for seniors - Asheville Citizen-Times </title>
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Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue today announced a plan for property tax relief for seniors...]]>
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<title>Bev Perdue Proposes Property Tax Relief for Seniors </title>
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Bev Perdue today announced&nbsp;a plan to provide significant tax relief for seniors by expanding North Carolina's homestead exemption, freezing property tax evaluations, plus establishing a family caregiver tax credit.]]>
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“Bev Perdue’s the 1-4-ME.”&nbsp; That’s what the kids are saying in Bev’s latest TV ad debuting today. ]]>
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<title>Nurse Anesthetists endorse Bev Perdue for Governor </title>
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The North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NCANA) today announced their endorsement of Bev Perdue for governor of North Carolina.]]>
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<title>Perdue supports endowment to fund gubernatorial campaigns - AP</title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue said Tuesday she wants to create a $50 million endowment to give money to gubernatorial candidates who agree to fundraising restrictions and promise to run positive campaigns.]]>
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<title>Perdue Pledges to Seek Compensation for N.C. Sterilization Victims - AP</title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue wants to create a foundation to give money and other benefits to people sterilized as part of a state-sponsored program in the mid-20th century.]]>
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<title>Bev Perdue Announces Plan to Clean Up Gubernatorial Elections </title>
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Bev Perdue today announced&nbsp;a campaign finance reform plan creating the Endowment for Positive Gubernatorial Campaigns to eliminate special interest financing of gubernatorial campaigns.&nbsp;]]>
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<title>Perdue to Give Justice, Compensation to Sterilization Victims</title>
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Bev Perdue today announced her plan to create the Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation as one of her first acts as Governor.&nbsp;]]>
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<title>Bev Perdue Announces Small Business First Approach</title>
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As the chief generator of new jobs and business innovation, small businesses are vital to the overall health of North Carolina’s economy.&nbsp;&nbsp; As North Carolina’s next Governor, Bev will make sure that targeted pro-small business policies are a centerpiece of our state’s economic development strategy.]]>
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<title>National Association of Police Organizations Endorses Perdue</title>
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The National Association of Police Organizations, representing more than 2,000 police associations and 238,000 sworn law enforcement officers nationwide, has endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.]]>
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<title>Beverly Perdue makes a stop in Goldsboro - Goldsboro News-Argus </title>
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With her time split between Raleigh and her home in New Bern, North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Beverly Perdue said she knows about eastern North Carolina and the struggles it's facing in terms of economic development, education and infrastructure such as roads, water and sewer. ]]>
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<title>Nursing Leaders Endorse Bev Perdue for Governor </title>
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Eleven past presidents of the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) have endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.&nbsp;]]>
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<title>Perdue files with elections board, enters race for N.C. governor - AP    </title>
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"It's a big day, y'all," Perdue said at a table at the State Board of Elections office, where she filed her paperwork and paid the fee to place her name on the Democratic primary ballot.]]>
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<title>Perdue Presents Grant to Help With Diabetes Education - Bladen Journal</title>
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Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue presented the grant funds the clinic plans to use to educate patients about their diabetes on Tuesday afternoon. ]]>
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<title>Perdue talks "main street" economics - Whiteville News Reporter</title>
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The candidate for governor took her campaigning to the streets of downtown Whiteville, where she discussed her plans to increase funding to the state’s Main Street Solutions Program with local business leaders and residents.]]>
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<title>Grants help many get medicine - Greensboro News &amp; Record</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1024</link>
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Guilford County's health program gets $55,000 to find people free or reduced-price drugs, bringing its total to more than $600,000.]]>
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<title>NC Sheriff Police Alliance Endorses Perdue   </title>
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The North Carolina Sheriff Police Alliance, representing law enforcement officers throughout North Carolina, today endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.]]>
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<title>State Troopers Endorse Perdue</title>
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The North Carolina State Troopers Association today endorsed Bev Perdue for governor.&nbsp; The association includes more than 1000 law enforcement officers; its membership used to report to Richard Moore during his time as Secretary of Crime Control.]]>
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<title>CWA Endorses Perdue for Governor </title>
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The Communications Workers of America today announced its endorsement of Bev Perdue for Governor. ]]>
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<title>Perdue unveils green agenda - Rocky Mount Telegram</title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Purdue wants to implement a statewide plan that aims to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.]]>
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<title>Perdue urges end to coal-fired era - Charlotte Observer</title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue called for a halt to any future coal-fired power plants as part of an energy plan she released Friday, though there may be no new plants to block. ]]>
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<title>Perdue Announces Energy Plan   </title>
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In releasing her ambitious and comprehensive energy plan, Bev Perdue calls the licensing of the Cliffside coal-fired power plant in Rutherford County the end of an era in North Carolina.&nbsp; "We should not license another coal-fired power plant to operate in our state again," said Bev Perdue, Democratic candidate for Governor.&nbsp; "There may come a day when carbon capture and sequestration technology make greenhouse gases from coal-fired plants a thing of the past - but that day is not today."]]>
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<title>Perdue proposes NC OpenBook   </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1001</link>
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"NC OpenBook" will create an easy-to-use search engine and website for all state contracts and grants as an alternative to hard-to-navigate state websites and non-existent online records.]]>
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<title>Grant funds fight against diabetes - The Robesonian  </title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue was among the dignitaries Tuesday as Robeson Health Care Corporation was awarded a $326,699 grant to improve the health of minorities in Robeson County.]]>
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<title>“Far-reaching plans” for health care  </title>
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For Bev Perdue, health care is a moral issue.  It's one of the reasons she first ran for office, and that’s why as Governor she’ll expand health coverage for uninsured families and make private insurance more affordable for the middle class.  And that’s what Bev’s newest tv ad, hitting the airwaves today, is all about. 
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<title>Perdue unveils transportation plan in NC governor's race - AP </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=996</link>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue said Thursday she would end the annual transfer of $170 million in highway funding to the state's general operating fund if she's elected governor. The money would be better spent bankrolling $1 billion in road bonds and other transportation projects, Perdue said while unveiling the plan to Charlotte-area business leaders interested in transportation. She also discussed proposals to expedite highway construction projects and get a handle on increasing costs of construction materials.]]>
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<title>Creating a DOT that works for North Carolina        </title>
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Bev Perdue today announced a four-step plan that will enable North Carolina to improve its transportation infrastructure, make the system run more efficiently, and help North Carolina address its transportation revenue shortfall.]]>
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<title>  Perdue Announces 'Cool Cities' Assistance Initiative</title>
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Bev Perdue today announced the Cool Cities Assistance Initiative.  Thirty-seven North Carolina cities and towns have earned recognition as a "Cool City" from the North Carolina Sierra Club for signing the US Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement.]]>
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<title>BevTV: Watch it Now!      </title>
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Today is a significant milestone in Bev’s campaign for Governor.  Her first TV spot hits the airwaves today, but you can view it right now at BevPerdue.com.]]>
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<title>Watch Debate Online!        </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=991</link>
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Plus, a new independent poll shows Bev Perdue leading by 16 points!  A new Public Policy Polling survey of likely Democratic primary voters shows Bev leading 41-25(1/9/08).  That’s the largest lead any poll has found this entire campaign.

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<title>Perdue campaign pitches in for hungry children - Asheville Citizen-Times </title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue spent time Tuesday helping some of the 115,000 people who go hungry in Western North Carolina — and helping her campaign to become the state’s next governor. ]]>
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<title>Bev Perdue visits the Food Bank - WLOS </title>
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On January 8, Bev Perdue took time out of her busy campaign schedule to volunteer at the Manna Food Bank in Asheville. Together with 20 Western North Carolina campaign volunteers, Bev helped pack brown paper bags full of food for hungry children in the Asheville area. See the WLOS report.]]>
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<title>Military the basis of several new N.C. businesses - AP </title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue headed the base-closing initiative. Among her ideas was the creation a year ago of the North Carolina Military Commission, a group funded by private industry to boost military business.]]>
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<title>Bev Perdue calls for expansion of North Carolina Teaching Fellows</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=989</link>
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Bev Perdue today announced her plan to expand the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program in order to attract more of North Carolina's best college students into the teaching profession.]]>
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<title>Bev Perdue Announces Main Street Solutions </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=987</link>
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Bev Perdue today announced Main Street Solutions, an initiative to boost the economic development of small towns and cities across North Carolina. It is a major transformation and expansion of the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Main Street program.]]>
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<title>Perdue leads in latest poll - News &amp; Observer </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=984</link>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue leads state Treasurer Richard Moore in the latest poll in the Democratic race for governor.]]>
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<title>Political Scorecard - News &amp; Observer   </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=985</link>
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UP: BEVERLY PERDUE. The lieutenant governor continues to rack up endorsements in her bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. Last week it was the N.C. trial lawyers.]]>
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<title>Perdue Campaign Launches www.WomenforPerdue.com</title>
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The Bev Perdue Campaign today launched WomenforPerdue.com, the homepage for a statewide grassroots network of women committed to electing Lt. Governor Bev Perdue as Governor of North Carolina in 2008.]]>
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<title>N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers endorses Perdue for governor </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=980</link>
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The political arm of one of the state’s leading lobbying groups has endorsed Democrat Beverly Perdue for governor. The lieutenant governor picked up the endorsement from the political action committee of the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers. ]]>
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<title>Lt. Gov. Perdue applauds Rotarians - Statesville Record </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=979</link>
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Beverly Perdue boasts a long list of scholarly accomplishments, including a doctorate aimed at helping seniors earn college degrees. But what the North Carolina lieutenant governor gleaned in the vaunted halls of academia perhaps pales when compared to what she has learned along her many campaign trails.]]>
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<title>Perdue Announces Budget Reform Initiative as Second Installment of “Building a New North Carolina” series  </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=977</link>
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Bev Perdue today added her BRAC Budget Reform proposal as the next installment of the Building a New North Carolina series.  Modeled after the federal BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) process, this initiative will significantly reform the budget process in North Carolina.]]>
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<title>Great American Smokeout® encourages even more young smokers to quit - Outer Banks Sentinel </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=976</link>
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On the annual day that challenges smokers nationwide to quit, North Carolina is seeing its own successes as hundreds of 18- to 24-year-old smokers have taken steps to kick the habit.]]>
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<title>Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue touts plans for state - Greenville Daily Reflector </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=975</link>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, laid out her four-point blueprint for moving the state forward Tuesday.]]>
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<title>Robeson project reducing child obesity - The Robesonian </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=974</link>
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Southeastern Regional Medical Center's Community Health Services' childhood obesity program is succeeding in helping children achieve a healthy weight through small, dietary changes, according to researchers at East Carolina University.]]>
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<title>Technology Group Honors Perdue - WRAL    </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=973</link>
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Lt. Governor Bev Perdue was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award Thursday by the North Carolina Technology Association.]]>
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<title>National Women’s Political Caucus Endorses Perdue  </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=972</link>
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The National Women’s Political Caucus, dedicated to increasing the participation of women in the political process, today endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.]]>
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<title>Perdue Launches “Building a New North Carolina”   </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=981</link>
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Rural HOPE is the first in a series of policy proposals for Building a New North Carolina.]]>
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<title>Gubernatorial hopeful tours tech center - Rocky Mount Telegram </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=971</link>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue made a stop in Rocky Mount on Tuesday to tour the Gateway Technology Center.]]>
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<title>UTU Endorses Perdue</title>
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The United Transportation Union (UTU) today endorsed Bev Perdue in the race for Governor of North Carolina.]]>
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<title>District teachers train to promote student fitness - Chapel Hill News  </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=968</link>
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More than 70 percent of teachers of kindergarten through eighth grade in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have completed training to provide healthier, more active classroom environments. The North Carolina Board of Education requires 30 minutes of physical activity in the classroom setting each day.]]>
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<title>Perdue: I'm not ready to hand over textiles to China and India - Hickory Daily Record   </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=969</link>
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Lieutenant governor tours CVCC, shares what she'd like to accomplish as governor.]]>
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<title>What a week so far: Another endorsement…the first debate…and polls!  </title>
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First, on Monday Bev Perdue received the endorsement of the National Association of Social Workers. This comes on the heels of other major endorsements including EMILY’s List, the North Carolina Association of Educators, and the Women’s Campaign Forum.]]>
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<title>Lt. Gov., Stumping To Become Gov., Visits - Dunn Daily Record   </title>
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North Carolina's Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue came to Dunn yesterday to get acquainted with local citizens, as part of her gubernatorial campaign. If elected, she will be North Carolina's first female governor. ]]>
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<title>Lt. Governor Perdue Pays Visit to Kerr Drug to Support Senior Health Care - dBNews Triangle    </title>
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Kerr Drug extended a warm welcome this morning to Lt. Governor Bev Perdue, chair of the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission (HWTFC) and one of the state's gubernatorial candidates. Perdue made a formal address officially launching ChecKmeds NC, a new medication therapy management program funded by the HWTFC.]]>
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<title>EMILY's List Endorses Bev Perdue for Governor </title>
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EMILY's List, the nation's largest grassroots political network and financial resource for women candidates, today announced its endorsement of Bev Perdue for governor of North Carolina.]]>
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<title>Perdue bids to be defining governor - Burlington Times-News  </title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue says in 2008, she’s looking forward to a possible promotion.]]>
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<title>Perdue, Graham ahead, many undecided - Raleigh News &amp; Observer   </title>
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The survey by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling was done two days after Perdue's official gubernatorial campaign kickoff in New Bern. It shows the lieutenant governor with a lead of 39 percent to state Treasurer Richard Moore's 29 percent. ]]>
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<title>N.C. lieutenant governor visits children’s home - The Mountaineer </title>
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Those at the Baptist Children’s Home of North Carolina’s Broyhill Home in Clyde got a treat last week. The 37 children living at the home got out of school early on Friday to welcome a special guest, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue.]]>
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<title>New fund aids rural hospitals - Asheville Citizen-Times </title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue announced the $2 million Rural HOPE, or Hospital Project Enhancements, at a news conference at Mission Hospitals on Friday.]]>
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<title>Beverly Perdue makes bid for governor official, stresses support for health care and education - New Bern Sun Journal </title>
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Beverly Perdue remembers that when she first ran for the state House 20 years ago, detractors laughed and scoffed at the notion of a woman from rural eastern North Carolina being elected to such a high office.]]>
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<title>Beverly Perdue enters gubernatorial race - Charlotte Observer </title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue officially launched her long-expected bid for the governor's mansion Monday evening, aiming to take office as the state's first female chief executive and setting up a bruising and expensive primary fight.]]>
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<title>Perdue Kicks Off Campaign for Governor </title>
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Lt. Governor Bev Perdue today officially kicked off her campaign for Governor in front of an enthusiastic crowd of friends and supporters in her hometown of New Bern.
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<title>NCAE backs Perdue in 2008 governor's race - Associated Press   </title>
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In advance of her formal declaration, the North Carolina Association of Educators has endorsed Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue for governor in 2008.]]>
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Recognizing Bev Perdue’s personal and professional commitment to improving public schools, North Carolina’s teachers and educators today endorsed Bev Perdue for Governor.]]>
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<title>Perdue to offer health proposal - Associated Press </title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue will offer a health-care plan during her campaign for governor that would provide universal insurance for children, offer subsidized care for low-income parents and encourage small-business coverage.]]>
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<title>Lt. Gov. Perdue gives elementary pupils a lesson on the flag - New Bern Sun Journal </title>
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Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue taught a group of elementary students Friday about the history of the American flag.]]>
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