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Richard Moore has gotten praise from Don Cheadle.

The state treasurer, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, is recognized for his work in the actor's book, "Not on Our Watch," about the genocide in Darfur.

"Divestment is a concrete action that citizens and institutions can take to say 'NO' to crimes against humanity," he writes, with co-author John Prendergast. 

Cheadle, who became involved in political activism on the issue after starring in the movie "Hotel Rwanda," notes that North Carolina divested from companies involved with Sudan just as other legislatures had begun to take action.

In November of 2006, Moore divested state pension funds from nine companies.

A bill formalizing the move is headed to the Senate floor.

U.S. Rep. Brad Miller is a travelin' man.

First came news that he was heading to Greenland with other members of the House Science Committee.

Now comes news that the Raleigh Democrat is going to accompany House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and other House members to the United Nations on Monday as a follow-up to a trip the group took to Darfur in April.

Miller's office says the group is scheduled to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad.

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr says it is "time to act" on the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

In an editorial sent out last week, Burr said that Sudanese President Bashir should let United Nations peacekeepers into his country, Russia and China should stop buying Sudanese oil and the international community should strengthen an arms embargo and a flight ban.

Burr noted that May 5 was the first anniversary of the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement by the Sudanese government and the Sudanese Liberation Army, but the genocide has continued: 

The world is at a crossroads in Darfur.  We can wait until another wave of killing sweeps across Darfur to take action.  Or we can take steps now to prevent another holocaust.  If a year from now we are asking whether Bashir’s most recent ultimatum has expired, it will have been too late and this question will have already been answered. 

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Presidential candidate John Edwards called the flap over his $400 haircut "embarrassing."

Appearing on the nationally syndicated Ed Schultz radio show today, he said he didn't realize the haircut would be so expensive, Rob Christensen reports.

"This particular thing is really embarrassing," Edwards told a live audience of about 250 people in the student union auditorium on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill.

"No one should pay $400 for a haircut," he said.

Because of a heavy schedule of campaigning, Edwards said he often gets his hair cut in hotel rooms. He said staff arranged it, so he didn't realize how much it would cost.

"I knew it was going to be expensive," he said. "I don't want to mislead. When a haircut guy comes to your hotel to cut your hair, it's not going to be cheap."

Last week, his campaign said that Edwards would reimburse it for the cost of the haircuts.

Edwards was joined by his wife, Elizabeth. For about an hour, they also answered questions from the host and the audience on Iraq, health care and the genocide in Darfur.