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&lt;p&gt;Nine groups spent $757,926 soliciting state legislators last year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to a compilation of reports filed with the N.C. Secretary of State, three-fourths of the money was spent by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncfuturenow.org/&quot;&gt;Partnership for North Carolina&amp;#39;s Future&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Launched in May of 2007, the group spent $588,441 advocating on growth issues such as open space, water and sewer needs, traffic congestion and housing. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:13:50 -0400</pubDate>
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