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Obama Signs Small Business Bill Into Law

(Sept. 27) -- President Barack Obama today signed into law a chain of tax cuts for small businesses and up to $14 billion in federally funded loans aimed at stimulating job creation, in what's likely to be the government's last bid to boost the economy before the midterm elections. Enactment of the Small Business Jobs...

All-Time Great Jones Quietly Retires

Even after "The Blind Side" came out, left tackles are not household names. If they were, Walter Jones would be just as famous as Tom Brady or Peyton Manning. But the best left tackle of his generation quietly retired on Thursday. When a knee injury effectively ended his career in 2008, Jones was still one of the top left...

Could Terrell Owens Land in Seattle?

The Seahawks were supposed to get Brandon Marshall. That's what everybody around the NFL seemed to think. But they didn't want to give up a first-round pick to get him, and after their deal with San Diego to get quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, Seattle's second-round pick dropped from No. 40 overall to No. 60. So when the...

Walter Jones to Retire, He Tweets

Seattle offensive tackle Walter Jones has decided to call it a career, he announced via Twitter on Sunday. When Jones officially retires, he will close the books on a resume that will likely land him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jones was a cornerstone of the Seahawks offense for 12 seasons, earning nine Pro Bowl...

Walter Jones on IR, Career in Question

Walter Jones has been a staple for the Seattle Seahawks since 1997, but the Seahawks are going to have to play the entire 2009 season without him. Wednesday, during a press conference, it was announced that Jones has been placed on injured reserve, ending his season. Jones hasn't been able to shake the pain in his knee,...

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05/22/12 Traveling the road away from war Source: People's Weekly World NATO's pledge, at its Chicago summit, to turn over the lead in combat operations to the Afghan National Security Forces by the middle of next year, and end the alliance's combat mission by the close of 2014, sets up a new signpost on the road to ending our country's longest war.
05/19/12 Votes in Congress: May 14-18 Source: Times-News - Hendersonville NC
Here's how North Carolina members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending May 18.