N.C. lottery foes caught in game of 'Wack-a-Mole'

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Rip Snorter — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:41:07 GMT

A tidy sum, most likely. The Indians have religious objections to lotteries being located on the holy ground near a casino.Jack

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dvdiva — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 04:15:38 GMT

I thought by mole they meant moles inside the anti-lottery crowd reveiling how much money they were getting from indian casinos.

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Rip Snorter — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:54:23 GMT

Congratulations all you Narth Carolinianianians!Let's hope they get some scratch-offs with Jeff Davis and RE Lee on them to give the legislators something else to get het up about. You scratch it, get a Bull Run, Antietem and a Fort Sumter, you wins a trip up the Shenendoah Valley on horseback, something of that kind. Need to get JimmySands working on this.Jack

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Tenaj — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:35:05 GMT

PASS OUT!!!! NC HAS PASSED A LOTTERY! tenaj

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Ladyluck2005 — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:21:31 GMT

gotta love NC's way of gov't.Only in NC

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Rip Snorter — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:48:19 GMT

Sen. John Garwood of North Wilkesboro, a Republican whose opposition to the lottery is wavering, also will be excused; he is recovering at home from a staph infection.Must have gotten hold of some bad wack-a-mole. Jack

N.C. lottery foes caught in game of 'Wack-a-Mole'

Lottery Post — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:51:01 GMT

North Carolina residents and lawmakers opposed to a lottery in their state find themselves figuratively caught in a game of Wack-a-Mole, in which their foes keep popping up despite their best efforts to knock them down.The latest pro-lottery weapon: tax threats.N.C. senators today could be faced with either passing a state lottery or endorsing higher taxes for dozens of counties.The House passed a bill 73-42 Monday that would allow dozens of counties including Mecklenburg and Catawba to rai... [ More ]