News Headlines for Alexander Mills, North Carolina

McCain forced to defend North Carolina (Politico via Yahoo! News)
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—For the third weekend in a row, Barack Obama campaigned in North Carolina as part of the most vigorous Democratic effort since at least 1992 to win this reliably Republican state.

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Archery Program for Public Schools Expands in North Carolina (WNCT Greenville)
RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 6) – After a successful pilot phase in North Carolina, the National Archery in the Schools Program is now being expanded statewide.

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The University Times | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Student Newspaper Since 1949 (Niner Online)
The North Carolina economy is projected to grow by 1.7 percent, according to our very own Dr. John Connaughton in the economics department. His predictions for our economy’s growth excited many individuals, simply because it was good news to hear after such a long barrage of economic mishaps.

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North Carolina judge rules against Citigroup's agreement with Wachovia (South Florida Business Journal)
A North Carolina superior court judge has issued a temporary restraining order, prohibiting Citigroup from enforcing an exclusivity agreement that barred Wachovia Corp. from discussing, negotiating or entering a merger pact with another suitor. (C) (WB) (WFC)

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North Carolina School Embraces SIMtone to Deliver Virtual Desktops to 600 Students (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
SIMtone Corporation announced that a North Carolina school is piloting its cloud computing platform to deliver low-cost, virtual desktops to hundreds of students and faculty.

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North Carolina Central beats North Carolina A&T (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tim Shankle scored two rushing touchdowns and North Carolina Central held off North Carolina A&T in a 28-27 victory on Saturday night.

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Recap: North Carolina vs. Connecticut (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Shaun Draughn rushed for a career-high 109 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, as the North Carolina Tar Heels upended the 24th-ranked Connecticut Huskies, 38-12. Cam Sexton, starting in place of the injured T.J. Yates and over an ineffective Mike Paulus, threw for 117 yards on 9-of-16 passing with one touchdown and one interception for UNC (4-1). Ryan Houston had three carries for 39 yards ...

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COL FB: North Carolina 38, Connecticut 12 (Moldova.org)
Shaun Draughn rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown Saturday to help the North Carolina Tar Heels defeat the 23rd-ranked Connecticut Huskies, 38-12.Quarterback Cam Sexton, starting in place of the injured T.J. Yates, passed for 117 yards and a touchdown with 9-of-16 completions for the Tar Heels (4-1).Ryan Houston had three carries for 39 yards and scored once in the win. Hakeem Nicks caught ...

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Brentsville cross country competes in North Carolina (InsideNoVa.com)
Brentsville’s cross country teams competed in the Hagan Stone XC Classic in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday. The Tigers finished fourth in the team competition of the championship boys’ race.

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No. 16 Wake Forest Falls to No. 2 North Carolina 4-2 (Wake Forest Sports)
No. 16 Wake Forest (8-3-0, 1-2-0 ACC) twice cut the North Carolina (11-1-0, 4-0-0 ACC) lead to one, but the Deacons were unable to score the equalizer, dropping a 4-2 decision to the second-ranked Tar Heels on Sunday afternoon in front of a season-high crowd of 1,309 at Spry Stadium.

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