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<title><![CDATA[Iredell board unhappy footing state bill]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Iredell County commissioners voiced their displeasure Tuesday at the way the state government is helping to trim its own budget by passing some costs on to the counties.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Man sentenced on sex charges after changing plea]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[As jury selection got under way in the trial of a former teacher assistant accused of sex offenses, the defendant decided to change his plea.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Owners of gaming spots say it's just cheap entertainment]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Statesville city leaders were scratching their heads when they arrived at the regular city council meeting Monday night and were greeted by a crowd that nearly filled the council chambers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Johnson says Iredell board unfazed by Forsyth prayers lawsuit]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[When a federal magistrate in Winston-Salem ruled last week that Forsyth County Commissioners meetings had too much Jesus in their opening prayers, counties around the state started looking at their own meeting invocations policies to see how First Amendment-friendly they were.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Attorney asks for case to be dismissed]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A defense attorney argued that the state waited too long to take his client, a former teacher assistant, to trial on sex charges.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Troutman gets high marks after audit]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Town of Troutman's books got a clean bill of health from an independent auditing company; the town voted to limit the number of residents' dogs and Troutman could soon be home to a walking labyrinth.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gaming sites on city council's radar]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Statesville City Council will vote on whether or not to pull the reins back a little bit on what city leaders say is a crop of new electronic gaming operations that have opened in Statesville in the past several months.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Five arrested after trailer thefts]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Five people were arrested on charges stemming from the theft of a cargo trailer.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iredell election votes get final OK]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The votes had all been tallied, recounted, sampled and, in some cases, recounted again. Then the verifiable provisional ballots were assigned to the proper candidates.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[McHenry: Health care bill 'radical']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/nov/10/mchenry-health-care-bill-radical/news-state_regional/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Iredell County's two members of the U.S. House of Representatives are convinced the bill that passed a preliminary House vote over the weekend is not the solution to the high cost of health care in the country.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recount upholds result in Mooresville mayoral election]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A recount of Tuesday's votes in the Mooresville mayoral election has upheld challenger Chris Montgomery's narrow victory over incumbent Bill Thunberg.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:55:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recount for Harmony, Mooresville]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Iredell County Board of Elections workers are going to be busy counting votes over the next few days.
Separate recounts will have to be conducted in races in Harmony and Mooresville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville man charged in theft of antique engines]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A Statesville man was charged with stealing antique engines and other items during a home break-in in August.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Troutman man charged with statutory rape]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A Troutman man faces charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gregory fends off challenger]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Incumbent John Gregory held onto his Statesville City Council seat following an impressive win Tuesday in a run-off election against business owner Gene Houpe.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Incumbents out in Troutman, Mooresville]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Troutman will have a new alderman on its board. Mooresville will have a new mayor and commissioner.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thunberg, Rader ousted in Mooresville ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The face of Mooresville government changed dramatically Tuesday, as political newcomer Chris Montgomery narrowly ousted two-term mayor Bill Thunberg and Rhett Dusenbury soundly defeated At-Large Commissioner Frank Rader.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:39:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Quiet campaign, loud impact]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/content/2009/oct/30/quiet-campaign-loud-impact/news-state_regional/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Although the turnout for Tuesday's municipal elections in Mooresville is expected to be low, voters will play a crucial role in deciding the look of town government.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville runoff election the focus of early voting]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[It appears that the runoff election between incumbent Statesville City Councilman John Gregory and challenger Gene Houpe has gotten the lion's share of attention from Iredell's early voters.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Family dollar hit by armed robbery again]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[For the second time in as many weeks, the Family Dollar store on West Front Street was robbed.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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