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President to visit Fort Bragg

President George W. Bush will return to Fort Bragg next week to address troops during All American Week, the White House said Friday.

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  1. Onslow County tornado damage

    Gov. wants disaster-relief funds for Onslow County

    Gov. Mike Easley requested Friday that tornado-damaged areas of Onslow County be declared disaster areas by the Small Business Administration.

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  2. Ocean Isle Beach House Fire - Crosses

    Monument will honor student victims of beach house fire

    A cross-shaped monument will be unveiled today at Ocean Isle Beach to honor seven South Carolina college students killed in a beach house fire last October.

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  3. Lisa Moran, UNC exchange student killed by bus

    Woman killed by bus identified

    The jogger hit and killed by a Chapel Hill Transit bus Thursday was a University of North Carolina law school student from Scotland, police said Friday.

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  4. Unemployment

    N.C. unemployment rate rises to 5.4% – highest since August 2005

    State did add 3,306 jobs, but unemployment jumped by 7,882. Jobs are available, but landing one can be challenging, the N.C. Employment Security Commission says.

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