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    Aloha, Cash Cow

    posted November 11, 2004
    The investigative work of Paul Chesser and Don Carrington has made its way to Hawaii. A story published on Hawaii Reporter.com explains the details of the Ernst & Young…
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    More Corporate Welfare

    posted November 8, 2004
    Fresh from his election victory, Gov. Mike Easley wasted no time continuing the practice of handing out “incentives” to big business under the guise of bringing jobs to the state.
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    And the Winner Is…

    posted November 8, 2004
    JLF staffers fanned out Tuesday night to comment on election returns. John Hood joined the “NC Spin Radio” team for coverage on 40 affiliates around the state, while Donna Martinez…
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    Interpreting the Results

    posted November 8, 2004
    In subsequent days, Hood was tapped for interviews by multiple radio stations including WSJS-AM in Winston-Salem, WZTK-FM in the Triad, WZNN-AM in Asheville, and WCHL-AM in Chapel Hill. Reporters with…
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    Just What Is Government Supposed To Do?

    posted November 8, 2004
    No doubt Chad Adams used the Dell incentive package as an example of what government shouldn’t be doing when he spoke to students at Lee Senior High School Friday about…
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    Down to the Wire on Amendment One

    posted November 8, 2004
    Although voters (51 to 49 percent) approved Amendment One, JLF efforts to point out the facts and flaws continued as Election Day approached. Chad Adams spent two hours in Gastonia…
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    Requiring Students to Vote

    posted November 8, 2004
    Predictions about the seismic wave of new young voters that would head to the polls in 2004 proved to be mostly just talk. But before the election, George Leef took…
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    How About Negative Voting?

    posted November 8, 2004
    George Leef didn’t like the idea of compelling students to vote, but he is pondering whether voters should be allowed to cast a “negative” vote. In a commentary on the…
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    A National Hit

    posted November 8, 2004
    Last week Paul Chesser’s commentary on the New York Yankees “big government” approach to baseball was published on the web site of The Weekly Standard. This Tuesday, Washington Post media…

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