Papers provide details on N.C. Lottery lobby

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LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:39:06 GMT

pretty good idea

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mylollipop — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:12:19 GMT

Say it again and again Chewie. Say it. The righteous wrong is what I prefer. Nevertheless, somehow, the colors will flyproudly for the Big L orLet's hear it for the L word!!!Good Idea to introduce the USA Lottery! We need a national lottery to take care of charitable efforts of the USA and other areas of the world when NATURAL DISASTERS Strike. And believe me, they are going to come in a D-e-l-u-g-e! in the next ten years. (Read the national weather service web sites). Can we depend on... [ More ]

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Chewie — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:48:18 GMT

Ahhh - the rightous. I doubt they have ever written a law that doesn't provide for a backdoor - or side enterance - to increase the wealth and power of legislatures. Are favors asked and given? You can bet your grandmothers virginity on it! It is how the real world works. It is not a question of who is honest, it is a question of who is the least corrupt.

Papers provide details on N.C. Lottery lobby

Lottery Post — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:27:00 GMT

Meredith Norris, former top political aide to North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black, urged him to call Gov. Mike Easley and push for a lottery-legislation change suggested by a lottery company executive during last year's General Assembly session, documents released Thursday show.Black said he never made the call. Months later, state officials began investigating Norris, the executive and the company, Scientific Games, for possible lobbying law violations.The documents were among 2,100 pages Bl... [ More ]