Bad living will cost workers more


HOLD THE FRIES: North Carolina is about to become the second state in the nation to "tax" its state workers for being really overweight. State-provided health insurance will be more expensive for smokers and the obese. (Char-O)

HONEYMOON IN FEDERAL PRISON: Fort Bragg soldiers and central Asian women staged marriages to reap the benefits of getting hitched — citizenship for the women, better pay for the soldiers. (N&O)

HALF AND HALF: A new AP-GfK poll found that Americans are split 40-40 on health care legislation. That's great news for Democrats who believe the numbers mean opposition has dropped sharply. (AP)

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