http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/easleys_2004_lunch_dates Comments for "Easley's 2004 lunch dates" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/easleys_2004_lunch_dates <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/easleyhead_100.jpg" class="blog-icon" /> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"> <p>Gov. <a href="/profiles/mike_easley">Mike Easley</a> had some notable lunch dates in 2004.</p><p>According to the governor&#39;s daily schedules from that year, Easley dined with such notables as then Chief Justice <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._Beverly_Lake">I. Beverly Lake</a>, <a href="http://www.hoovers.com/red-hat/--ID__58435--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml">Red Hat</a> CEO Matthew Szulik and former Sen. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauch_Faircloth">Lauch Faircloth.</a></p><p>With one exception, the lunches were held on Wednesdays at the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/raleigh/exe.htm">Governor&#39;s Mansion</a>. (Easley held a lunch with his top staffers on a Tuesday before the holidays.) </p><p>The schedules are for planning purposes only, so some of the lunches may have been canceled. They were obtained by Dome after a public records request.<br /> </p><p>Still, they show an interesting cross-section of North Carolina&#39;s power players in business, government and political advocacy. </p><p>After the jump, a complete list of the 2004 lunches. <br /> </p><p><strong>Hat Tip:</strong> Andy Curliss </p> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-readmore"> <a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/easleys_2004_lunch_dates"><img src="http://projects.newsobserver.com/sites/8830.newsobserver-drupal-projects.apps.prod.nandomedia.com/themes/nao/images/dome_read_more.gif" width="74" height="23" border="0" /></a></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/easleys_2004_lunch_dates#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/easleys_2004_lunch_dates#comment Bertram Scott Franklin Freeman Governor&#039;s Mansion I. Beverly Lake Jim Hunt John Drescher Lauch Faircloth Malcolm Campbell Matthew Szulik Melanie Sill Mike Easley N.C. Supreme Court Red Hat Susan Rabon TIAA-CREF Tom Rabon Under the Dome Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:26:50 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 2426 at http://projects.newsobserver.com