washingtonpost.com - North CarolinaNorth CarolinaUnited Makes Pension Deal- May 9, 2005 United Airlines will give the government $1.5 billion in securities in exchange for taking over the airline's four underfunded pension plans, according to a settlement agreement between the carrier and the nation's pension insurer. The deal with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. would save United $4.4 billion in cash contributions over the next six years, including $1.3 billion this year, according to court documents.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21736-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... War Opponents Stage Protest Near Fort Bragg- May 9, 2005 Activists, veterans and their family members gathered to call for an end to the Iraq conflict on the second anniversary of the day it began.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50251-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... ACC Is a Tough Ticket- May 9, 2005 With the ACC adding two teams and the conference tournament moving to a smaller venue at MCI Center this season, tickets will be even more difficult to come by.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8593-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc Penalties and Refusals Almost Everywhere He Turned- May 9, 2005 Brent Rivers struggled for almost 10 years after a car accident left him with a broken hip and pelvis before he finally filed for bankruptcy protection in December.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48990-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... ACC Back in Washington- May 9, 2005 Starting Thursday, the ACC tournament, usually in North Carolina, will be played in Washington for the first time in nearly 20 years.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21973-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... Funding Fear- May 9, 2005 LIGHTNING OUT OF LEBANON Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soilhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45486-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... U.S. Security Contractors Slain in Iraq- May 9, 2005 Two American security contractors were killed and a third was wounded in a roadside bombing south of the Iraqi capital on Saturday, and at least 14 Iraqis were killed in several weekend attacks across the country.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30846-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... N.C. Car Accident Kills Va. Teacher, Her Mother- May 9, 2005 A popular Arlington elementary school teacher and her 83-year-old mother were killed Wednesday when their car was hit by a truck in Fairview, N.C.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64244-2005Mar24.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... SUNDAY- May 9, 2005 Sports College Basketball. Illinois at Ohio State (Channel 9 at noon); ACC women's tournament semifinals (CSN at 1); Kentucky at Florida (Channel 9 at 2); Virginia at Florida State (Channel 20 at 2); CAA tournament semifinals (CSN at 3); Duke at North Carolina (Channel 9 at 4); Wake Forest at N.C. State (CSN at 8).http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8862-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc Rudolph To Plead Guilty To Bombings- May 9, 2005 Man who eluded federal capture for more than five years in the North Carolina woods has agreed to plead guilty to four attacks, including the deadly explosion at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37544-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... |