<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - North Carolina</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/states/nc?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><description>North Carolina</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[United Makes Pension Deal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21736-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21736-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  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.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Carolinian Crowned Miss USA]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45548-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45548-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Beauty, drama and high corporate stakes converged in the 54th annual Miss USA Pageant where Chelsea Cooley of Charlotte, N.C. emerged victorious for the pageant's crown.]]></description><author> Lonnae O'Neal Parker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rudolph To Plead Guilty To Bombings]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37544-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37544-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><author> Dan Eggen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.C. Car Accident Kills Va. Teacher, Her Mother]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64244-2005Mar24.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64244-2005Mar24.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><author> Tara Bahrampour</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding Fear]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45486-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45486-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   LIGHTNING OUT OF LEBANON<br>  Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil]]></description><author>Reviewed  Daniel man</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penalties and Refusals Almost Everywhere He Turned]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48990-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48990-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[War Opponents Stage Protest Near Fort Bragg]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50251-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50251-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><author> Jonathan Finer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Security Contractors Slain in Iraq]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30846-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30846-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyes Strictly on the Ball]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28276-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid 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Closure on 'Greensboro Massacre']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10392-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10392-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Project to address 1979 attack by Klansmen and Nazi Party members has reopened racial wounds.]]></description><author> Darryl Fears</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACC Is a Tough Ticket]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8593-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8593-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><author> Liz Clarke</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8862-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8862-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Sports <br>   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).]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges May Be Vetted For Mainstream Values]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2328-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2328-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_nation/states/nc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democrats may decide Thursday whether to add another judge to a short list of appellate court nominees they hope to block with filibusters as the impasse over appointees continues in the Senate.]]></description><author> Charles Babington</author></item></channel></rss>