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  1. Perdue signs executive orders

    Yesterday | Wilson Daily Times

    Gov. Bev Perdue signed two executive orders Thursday intended to bring greater transparency and accountability to state government.

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    Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Wilson, NC

  2. More vulnerable and less trained ....Read the original story

    Saturday Jun 27 | CDR Salamander

    ... a landing field if the local government formally opposed it within 90 days of final site selection. U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican, also successfully included an amendment to the House bill that would prohibit building an ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Politics, Representative Glenn Nye, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Randy Forbes, Republican

  3. Protecting America's Public LandsRead the original story

    Monday Jul 6 | Associated Content

    ... the country's remarkably diverse wild plant and animal life. Sponsored by Representative Ron Kind (D-WI) and Walter Jones (R-NC), the stated goal of America's Wildlife Heritage Act (H.R. 2807) is to "sustain fish, plants and wildlife on America's ...

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  4. Patriotic celebration

    Saturday Jul 4 | Kinston Free Press

    ... their right hands to take their oath of allegiance, Lt. Col Chris Anthony of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, R- N.C., addressed the crowd gathered to witness the ceremony. Both men emphasized the nation's diversity and how diversity ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Kinston, NC, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Military, US Air Force

  5. understated

    Friday Jul 3 | Right From Left

    ... Afghanistan and Hungry for five days at a reported cost of $254 each. ( Military air travel omitted .) Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) has introduced legislation that would require the disclosure of the use of military air travel. So far only Rep. Ron Paul ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Stephen Lynch, Democrat, Republican

  6. Political Notes, July 3

    Friday Jul 3 | Wilson Daily Times

    Delegation gets health care donations Congressmen are reaping millions in contributions from major health care interests, just as they begin to debate reforms, research shows.

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Richard Burr, US Senate, Senator Kay Hagan, Democrat, Life, Veteran Affairs, Wilson, NC

  7. Hagan, Burr eye other methods of blocking measureRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Daily Advance

    ... by Burr, matched exactly an amendment attached to the defense authorization bill in the House by U.S. Rep. Walter Jones. Jones' amendment passed both the House Armed Services Committee and later the full House by a vote of 389-22. Camden Board of ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Camden County, NC, Gates County, NC, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Kay Hagan, US Senate, Democrat, North Carolina

  8. Hagan, Burr eye other blocking methods

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Daily Advance

    ... by Burr, matched exactly an amendment attached to the defense authorization bill in the House by U.S. Rep. Walter Jones. Jones' amendment passed both the House Armed Services Committee and later the full House by a vote of 389-22. Camden Board of ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Camden County, NC, Gates County, NC, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Kay Hagan, US Senate, Democrat, North Carolina

  9. Dick Armey: Obama 'May Be The Greatest Economic Illiterate' Of Any Modern President

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Think Progress

    In this month's episode of Rep. Walter Jones's TV show, Washington Watch, Jones hosted Dick Armey, former House Majority Leader and current chairman of the right-wing astroturf group FreedomWorks .

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    Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

  10. OLF issue hopefully winding down

    Tuesday Jun 30 | Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

    ... I'm at the end of the line on this much-debated issue. Thanks to the efforts of North Carolina Congressmen Walter Jones and G.K. Butterfield, the annual authorization bill for national defense, as approved Thursday of last week during a full vote on ...

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    Related Topix: Gates County, NC, US Military, US Navy, Merry Hill, NC, Bertie County, NC, US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

  11. Hagan pushes financial literacy for students

    Monday Jun 29 | Wilson Daily Times

    North Carolina's junior senator, Kay R. Hagan, introduced her first bill last week -- an effort to ensure high school students understand personal finances.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Richard Burr, Senator Kay Hagan, US Senate, Democrat, Education Etc., Family, Kids, Home, Mortgage

  12. A bill would bar landing fields within counties

    Monday Jun 29 | Daily Southerner

    ... in two North Carolina counties, the congressmen said Friday. The measure still needs Senate approval. Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., added the provision to the spending bill that the House approved Thursday. The measure prohibits establishment of an ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Military, US Navy, US Navy

  13. Rep. Jones: I urge state lawmakers to reject MSP leaseRead the original story

    Sunday Jun 28 | LSJ.com

    The Senate has voted to stop the lease of the Michigan State Police HQ. In the next election, the citizens of Michigan will hold us accountable for waste.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Michigan

  14. More vulnerable and less trained ....Read the original story

    Saturday Jun 27 | CDR Salamander

    ... a landing field if the local government formally opposed it within 90 days of final site selection. U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican, also successfully included an amendment to the House bill that would prohibit building an ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Politics, Representative Glenn Nye, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Randy Forbes, Republican

  15. Duke director arrested, offered boy for sex

    Saturday Jun 27 | Charlotte.com

    ... landing field in two N.C. counties, the congressmen said Friday. The measure still needs Senate approval. Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., added the provision to the spending bill that the House approved Thursday. The measure prohibits establishment of an ...

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    Related Topix: Duke University, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Military, US Navy, US Navy

  16. Bill would restrain NavyRead the original story

    Friday Jun 26 | News Observer

    ... U.S. House would bar the Navy from building a jet practice landing field in two North Carolina counties, Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., said Friday. The measure still needs Senate approval. Jones added the provision to the spending bill that the House ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Navy, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

  17. House OKs OLF-amended billRead the original story

    Friday Jun 26 | Daily Advance

    ... of Defense and Energy. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, includes an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., that removes two sites in northeastern North Carolina - Hale's Lake in Camden and Sandbanks in Gates - from consideration ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Navy, US News, Camden, NC, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Kay Hagan, US Senate, Democrat, Gates, NC

  18. U.S. House blocks OLFRead the original story

    Friday Jun 26 | Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

    ... of the Navy's Outlying Landing Field (OLF) in northeastern North Carolina. With the support of Reps. Walter Jones (R-Farmville) and G.K. Butterfield (D-Wilson), the annual authorization bill for national defense, H.R. 2647, will prohibit the ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, G. Butterfield, North Carolina, US Military, US Navy, Gates County, NC, Camden County, NC

  19. Defense Spending Bill Would Prohibit OLF In Northeastern North Carolina

    Friday Jun 26 | WTKR-TV Norfolk

    ... northeastern corner of the state has been blocked in the House of Representatives. North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones helped amend a defense spending bill to prohibit a field from being established in Gates and Camden Counties The Navy has ...

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    Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, North Carolina

  20. Bill would bar airfield from 2 N.C. countiesRead the original story

    Friday Jun 26 | Navy Times

    ... in two North Carolina counties, the congressmen said Friday. The measure still needs Senate approval. Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., added the provision to the 2010 defense authorization bill. The measure prohibits establishment of an Outlying Landing ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Military, US Navy, US Navy