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Murderers, rapists to be released

Submitted by bniolet on October 16, 2009 - 7:04am.

READY OR NOT: Recent court rulings will force state officials to release 20 murderers, rapists and robbers sentenced to life in North Carolina prisons in the 1970s at the end of the month. Ten of those scheduled to be released were sex offenders, including men who raped young girls. Seven have spent time on death row. The one woman in the group was convicted of murdering a state trooper while fleeing a bank robbery. (N&O)

BIG PAY CUT: Outgoing Bank of America Corp. chief executive Ken Lewis will receive no pay in 2009 after a review by the Obama administration's pay czar. The Charlotte-based bank received $45 billion in government loans. (Charlotte Observer)

JOBS HEADED SOUTH: A federal filing shows that Dell intends to shift its production from a closing North Carolina plant to Mexico. (High Point Enterprise)

McCrory to hold fundraiser

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on February 19, 2008 - 4:34pm.

Pat McCrory will hold his first major fundraiser Wednesday.

The Republian gubernatorial candidate's new campaign manager, Jack Hawke, said the event has already drawn $400,000 in contributions, the Charlotte Observer reports.

That's roughly the amount of money that McCrory transferred from his mayoral campaign when he first announced his run for governor.

Among the headliners: Bank of America chief Ken Lewis, Duke Energy head Ellen Ruff, Charlotte Bobcats part-owner Skipper Beck; Showmars restaurants founder George Couchell; NASCAR driver Brian Vickers; and NASCAR team owners Ray Evernham, Rick Hendrick and Felix Sabates.

The event will be held at the home of developer Mel Graham, the nephew of the Rev. Billy Graham.

The campaign will not have to report its total contributions for two months.