Quick Hits


* Attorney General Roy Cooper spotted at Bill Clinton fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, potentially contributing to his own primary opponent in 2010.

* Teen-agers on the N.C. Youth Leadership Council plan to personally lobby for a bill for comprehensive sex ed in grades seven through nine.

* House Speaker Joe Hackney may or may not be backing off his opposition to a sin tax hike, telling WUNC's Laura Leslie "it's too early" to say what the legislature will do.

* Legislative guru Gerry Cohen weighs in on the effects of the economy on legislation, noting that historically bill filings have dropped during bad times.

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