North Carolina's congressional delegation split along unusual lines when it came to the fiscal cliff legislation. U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan voted to approve. In the House, five Democrats and one Republican voted in favor and two Democrats and five Republicans voted against. See the breakdown here and more on the vote here.
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--Gov.-elect Pat McCrory gets a dose of fiscal reality ahead of his inauguration at an economic conference Wednesday.
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