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North Carolina senators are getting their first attempt to change a proposed state government budget plan for the next two years.
Proponents of the measure say it will give parents a choice of where and how to educate their children. Opponents say it will drain resources from public schools.
Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.
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