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Signs in support of and against the Constitutional Marriage Amendment greet voters at a polling location at Leesville Road Middle School in Raleigh, N.C.. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina – North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, making it the 30th state [...]
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Hewlett-Packard is lightening up — and slapping a new name on a line of laptops.
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FORT KENT, Maine – The University of Maine at Fort Kent Board of Visitors’ Business Breakfast Series will present an informational forum on the future of “Mining in Maine” and the potential for mining development of Bald Mountain, at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 3, in the Nadeau Hall Teleconference Room on the UMFK campus.
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