Obama touts jobs bill on North Carolina bus tour
President Obama pitched his 447 billion dollar jobs package in Asheville drawing about 2,000 people and urged breaking the plan into smaller parts to win Senate support. He framed the tour as a push for work for teachers police firefighters and construction workers amid high unemployment and a recovering economy.
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North Carolina grid slackens for Duke Progress merger
North Carolina regulators waived the 30 day review to push a tweaked merger plan to federal regulators. Duke Energy and Progress Energy aim to close by year end after FERC ordered a softer hold on wholesale power, including plant divestitures.
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