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Obama accepts nomination, vows to fix Washington

Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush."

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United Way CEO: Let's get past this

By Mark Price and Eric Frazier | E-mail | 12:40AM

Forgive, even if you can't forget. That's the message the United Way's new interim CEO has for the public as the agency prepares to launch its annual fundraising drive next week.

Observer publisher resigns board seat

DWI deaths rise in Carolinas

By Ken Thomas | Associated Press | 12:42AM

Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states but rose in the Carolinas in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states.

Crews help find woman swept into river

By Joe DePriest | E-mail | August 28, 2008

Eight swift-water rescue workers from Gaston and Cleveland counties on Wednesday helped find a woman who'd been spotted in the rain-swollen Pigeon River in Haywood County west of Asheville.

Raleigh>Charlotte? Shirt creates a stir | August 28, 2008
49ers game may be in doubt - again | August 28, 2008
3 more poultry workers are arraigned | August 28, 2008
Driver to appeal bus-prank firing | August 28, 2008
Charlotte loves its junk food | August 28, 2008
Rescued woman upgraded to fair | August 28, 2008
Woman, 54, dies in 1-car crash | August 28, 2008
High Associates buys office complex | August 28, 2008
BofA campaign targets college students | August 28, 2008
Public comment tonight on Weddington plant | August 28, 2008

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More travelers paying US Airways baggage fee

Planning to fly during the last big weekend for summer travel? Pack light or be ready to pay more money.

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New Orleans asks: Will the rebuilt levees hold?

Just three years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans confronts a new threat from Gustav and a stark question: Will the partially rebuilt levees hold?