Tuesday quick hits


* Gov. Mike Easley makes a walnut table on an episode of "The Woodwright's Shop" on UNC-TV with host Roy Underhill; no air date set yet. (Char-O)

* Service Employees International Union decides not to endorse anyone, a huge blow for John Edwards, but says local chapters may do so. (NYT)

* Organizers say the Sparta Teapot Museum cut back on plans after criticism of a $400,000 state grant and lobbying for federal money as "pork." (Char-O)

* Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, whose sole vote in seven years created the state lottery, says she's not troubled how it turned out. "I've never regretted it at all." (Capital Beat)

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