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Health care bill clears first Senate hurdle

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:29:11 -0500

Sweeping health care legislation has cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on a party-line vote. The 60-39 vote clears the way for a historic debate after Thanksgiving on the legislation.

Astronaut's wait over as daughter born back home

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:45:17 -0500

Astronaut Randolph Bresnik is a new dad again, after launching into space and taking a spacewalk, all for the first time.

N.C. GOP denies push for closed primaries

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:19:32 -0500

Republican primaries in North Carolina will continue to be open to unaffiliated voters.

Christmas parade marks start of holidays

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:31:10 -0500

An estimated 60,000 spectators lined on the streets of downtown Raleigh under sunny but seasonably cool skies to cheer bands, floats and the arrival of Santa Claus.

Network keeps kids busy after school in hard-hit city

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:24:58 -0500

Project Education: Edutopia, a partnership between WRAL-TV and the George Lucas Educational Foundation, explores a program that keeps youth safe and engaged after school in Providence, R.I.