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Staffing new fire station could mean a tax hike Construction on a new station at south end of town could start in ’11

EDWARDS ADMITS HE IS THE FATHER OF MISTRESS’S DAUGHTER Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards finally admitted Thursday he fathered a child during an affair before his second White House bid, dropping long-standing denials just ahead of a book by a former campaign aide who initially took the fall Page 7A

By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — A fourth fire station for the city of Sanford would cost taxpayers nearly $850,000 in annual operating expenses, according to report given to the city council Thursday. The new station, recommended in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan for con-

struction in 2011 or 2012, would likely be built along U.S. 421 on the south end of town at a one-time cost of about $2.5 million. The $850,000 in annual costs — equal to 4.12 cents on the city’s property tax rate — would come from staff-

See Council, Page 6A

TODAY The council’s annual retreat concludes today with a planning overview, an overview of city services and Police Chief Ronnie Yarborough’s presentation on crime statistics. This open meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon at City Hall in Sanford.

FAITH & VALUES

Singers lift hopes high

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AS MASS GRAVES SWELL, DOCTORS FEAR MORE DEATHS AHEAD Workers are carving out mass graves on a hillside north of Haiti’s capital, using earth-movers to bury 10,000 bodies in a single day even as relief workers warn that Haitians are still dying of injuries from the Jan. 12 quake for lack of medical care Page 9A

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Greta Kochanek, 70, (left) and Ruby Taylor, 76, share a laugh as they rehearse “I Believe” with the High Hopes volunteer chorus on Wednesday at Jonesboro Presbyterian Church.

OBAMA TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO THE NATION’S ECONOMY Facing a potentially disastrous political shift, President Barack Obama tried Thursday to begin resetting his wounded presidency with a one-two-three populist punch Page 8A

ENTERTAINMENT CONAN TAKES $45M BUYOUT Conan O’Brien bid NBC good riddance Thursday in a $45 million deal for his exit from “The Tonight Show,” but his immediate future in television remains a question mark Page 11A

Community choir a staple in Sanford for 30 years By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The High Hopes choir is praying for a pianist. About 15 members of the non-denominational community choir met Wednesday afternoon at Jonesboro Presbyterian Church to practice singing and ask God for a

piano player to accompany the choir. The choir, made up mostly of Sanford residents age 50 and older, performs at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the fall and spring. Mary Ann Ludwick, board president of the choir, said the group began about 30 years ago. They sing church

Neil Morris says the blockbuster actor’s recent films have been a series of forgettable, phoned-in variations on the same crotchety curmudgeon persona, and “Extraordinary Measures” is no different

The High Hopes choir meets at 2 p.m. every Wednesday at the Jonesboro Presbyterian Church. The choir is open to anyone, and is currently searching for an experienced piano player. For more information, contact Mary Ann Ludwick at 776-4502.

Bands to crank it up in historic theater cmullen@sanfordherald.com

‘MEASURES’ NOT FORD’S BEST

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TEMPLE THEATRE By CAITLIN MULLEN

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hymns, patriotic songs and even some Broadway tunes. “We try to keep it varied but then again we’re singing to an older crowd. We try to sing a lot of the oldies but the goodies,” she said with a grin. “They remember a lot of them and will tap and they

SANFORD — Seven different local acts will perform at Temple Theatre tonight with proceeds benefitting the theater itself. Ol’ North State, Hymn All the Fires, Dr. Powerful, Beyond

the Broken, Whiskey Romeo and The Fog Blues Band will perform. Albert Rowe, a local friend of the Temple Theatre and Elvis impersonator, will be the opening act. Each band will have 30-45 minutes to perform, said Peggy Taphorn, producing artistic di-

WANT TO GO? The show begins at 7 p.m. tonight at Temple Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

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Vol. 80, No. 17 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

HAPPENING TODAY n A blood drive will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Flat Springs Baptist Church, 4148 Deep River Road. To schedule an appointment, contact Rev. McCollough at (919) 775-9622.

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OBITUARIES

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Sanford: Sherman Harris, 61; Bruce Hums, 66; Francis Leonard, 87; Cythina Moffitt, 60; Rebecca Riddick, 68; John Stephens, 72

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GOOD MORNING Clarification The proposed Woodland Avenue senior housing development was referred to the city’s planning board at Tuesday night’s Sanford City Council meeting. The board will make a recommendation to the council and vote on the issue at its next meeting. E-mail Editor Billy Liggett at bliggett@ sanfordherald.com to report a correction.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR TODAY n Temple Theatre will host a “Battle of the Bands,” featuring local bands Ol’ North State, Hymn All The Fires, Beyond the Broken, David Spivey’s Band and more. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit the Temple’s Web site at www.templeshows.com. n A blood drive will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Flat Springs Baptist Church, 4148 Deep River Road. To schedule an appointment, contact Rev. McCollough at (919) 775-9622.

FACES & PLACES

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SATURDAY Rundown of local meetings in the area:

TODAY n The Sanford City Council will hold a retreat from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the West End Conference Room at City Hall, 225 E. Weatherspoon St. n The Harnett County Board of Education will hold a lunch/meeting with the Harnett County Commissioners at noon at Marshbanks Cafeteria, Campbell University, Buies Creek. The meeting purpose is an updae of school system items.

MONDAY n The Lee County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford. n The City of Sanford Historic Preservation Commission will hold a public input session at 7 p.m. in the West End Conference Room of the Sanford Municipal Building, 225 E. Weatherspoon St., Sanford. The commission is asking for public input on the final draft of the rules and procedures for locally Designated Historic Districts (Rosemount-McIver Park and Downtown Historic Districts).

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Jahara Alaya Snipes-McIver, Molli Claire Lambert, Billy Jones Williams, Mikayla Dianna Comer, Callie Delenn Nordan, Dustin Mickey Stewart, John Milici, Danny Maddox, Carolyn Snipes, Tisha Brown, Jack Fallin, Cordara White, Kobe Malik Tucker, Carolyn Lindsey, Ashley Gray, Katie Jo McFadden, Elizabeth Wilson, Barry Phelps, Mary Felton, Ora Welch, Kandiyan Quick and Rosa Wicker. CELEBRITIES: Former Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) is 82. Actress Piper Laurie is 78. Actor Seymour Cassel is 75. Author Joseph Wambaugh is 73. Actor John Hurt is 70. Singer Steve Perry is 61. Country singer-musician Teddy Gentry (Alabama) is 58. Movie director Jim Jarmusch is 57. Hockey Hall-ofFamer Mike Bossy is 53. Actress Linda Blair is 51. Actress Diane Lane is 45. Actor-rap DJ Jazzy Jeff is 45. Country singer Regina Nicks (Regina Regina) is 45.

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n Fearrington Village in Chatham County will host an antiques show, featuring dozens of dealers offering 18th-20th century American and Continental furniture and accessories including southern furniture, folk art, black forest carvings, silver, jewelry, fine carpets, prints, paintings, early tools, porcelains, architectural pieces and much more. For more information, go to www.fearrington.com. n Central Fire State at 512 Hawkins Ave. will check car seats between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Appointments are required. Contact Krista at 775-8310 by 5 p.m. Wednesday to schedule an appointment for the following Saturday. n Power Pro Wrestling at Kendale Entertainment Center (2737 Industrial Drive) begins at 6 p.m. with bell time at 7:15 p.m. Visit awapowerprowrestling.com for more information.

SUNDAY n Fearrington Village in Chatham County will host an antiques show, featuring dozens of dealers offering 18th-20th century American and Continental furniture and accessories including southern furniture, folk art, black forest carvings, silver, jewelry, fine carpets, prints, paintings, early tools, porcelains, architectural pieces and much more. For more information, go to www.fearrington.com.

MONDAY n Winter Interlude, Lee County Community Orchestra’s annual benefit evening, will be held at Chef Gregg Hamm’s Café 121 and will feature fine dining and music starting at 6:30 p.m. (snow date Feb. 1). The $35 per person ticket includes an $18 tax-deductible donation to LCCO. Reservations can be made by calling 776-4628 or by sending checks payable to LCCO to PO Box 3174, Sanford, 27331 or to 600 Valley Road, Sanford, 27330. n The Lee County Forestry Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Tony’s Seafood, 1919 S. Horner Blvd. Donald Nicholson, Agriculture Advisory Board Chairman, will be guest speaker. Grace Lawrence, Program Director for the Ft. Bragg Regional Task Force Working Land Protection Program, will give an update on the Working Land Protection Program.

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Team members of the Lee County Child Safety Expo included (front) Sgt. Matt Rosser, Deputy Justin Matthews, Master Gene Vining, Sgt. Renea Seydel (back) Det. Matt Rosser, Det. Clint Babb, Pastor Dave Cyphert and Lt. David Prevatte. If you have a calendar item you would like to add or if you have a feature story idea, contact The Herald by e-mail at news@sanfordherald.com or by phone at (919) 718-1225. bring either historical artifacts or genealogical stories to share. It is an informal meeting, with each presentation lasting less than 10 minutes. Guests are welcome to join in, listen and learn. For more information, call 499-7661. n A workshop on the use and maintenance of home septic systems will be held at the Agriculture Building in Pittsboro at 7 p.m. The workshop is sponsored by Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Chatham County Public Health Department’s Division of Environmental Health. People are requested to preregister by calling 919.542.8202. $5 registration fee, payable at the door, includes refreshments and workshop materials. Checks should be made payable to Chatham County Cooperative Extension. For more details, contact Anne Lowry at 919.542.8310.

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n A blood drive will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at Center United Methodist Church, 4141 S. Plank Road. To schedule an appointment, contact Carolee Mitchell at (919) 718-8157. n The Lee County Library offers story time at 10 a.m. The program is designed for children up to 2 and lasts approximately 20 to 30 minutes. Story times may include books, finger plays, puppets, movement, songs, flannel board stories, crafts and a movie depending on the theme and the age group.

n The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Lee County Library Auditorium, 107 Hawkins Ave. for a ‘Show and Tell’ session. Members and guests may

n The Lee County Library offers story time at 11 a.m. The program is aimed at children ages 3and up, and lasts 30 to 45 minutes.

THURSDAY

Story times may include books, finger plays, puppets, movement, songs, flannel board stories, crafts and a movie depending on the theme and the age group.

JAN. 29 n A groundbreaking ceremony for the Endor Iron Furnace Greenway Trail will be held at 2 p.m. at Riverbirch Corner shopping center. (Rain date: Feb. 5). n Temple Theatre will present the one-man show, “Blood Done Sign My Name,” the bestselling memoir by North Carolina author Tim Tyson adapted for the stage by playwright and actor Mike Wiley. The story focuses on the racially motivated murder of a 23-year-old black U.S. Army veteran and the resulting social upheaval in Oxford. Show time is 8 p.m. For tickets, visit templeshows.com or call (919) 774-4155.

JAN. 30 n Lee County Quiz Bowl competition will be held at 10 a.m. at the McSwain Center in Sanford. n Temple Theatre will present the one-man show, “Blood Done Sign My Name,” the bestselling memoir by North Carolina author Tim Tyson adapted for the stage by playwright and actor Mike Wiley. The story focuses on the racially motivated murder of a 23-year-old black U.S. Army veteran and the resulting social upheaval in Oxford. Show time is 8 p.m. For tickets, visit templeshows.com or call (919) 774-4155. n How can you identify trees when they have no leaves? Join the Grand Trees of Chatham during a free workshop from 1-4 p.m. to find out how buds, bark, and twigs can be used to recognize Chatham County’s native trees. The workshop will be held at the Triangle Land Conservancy’s White Pines Nature Preserve south of Pittsboro. Register by calling (919) 933-3869 or sending an email to: grandtrees@chathamnc.org.

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Lee Regional Fair again takes top honors from NCACF

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SANFORD — The 2009 Lee Regional Fair sponsored by the Sanford Lions Club again won top honors from the North Carolina Association of County Fairs. The group recently held its annual convention in Raleigh and representatives from the local service club were present to accept two of the most prestigious awards given by the association. Lions President-elect Marvin Joyner and Fair Director Ronnie Turner displayed the plaques for club members at the weekly meeting Jan. 14. For the third year, the Sanford event won the Image Award for overall excellence among county agricultural fairs in the state. It also captured the Agriculture Award presented each year by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler for outstanding service in representing the state’s farming and agri-business economy. Turner said the repeated wins by the Lee Regional Fair demonstrate the hard work and commitment by the Sanford Lions Club to this project that provides funds to help the blind, sight and hearing impaired and disadvantaged youth.

PITTSBORO — Chatham County needs citizens to serve on panels to review nonprofit funding requests. To broaden the opportunity for citizen input, the county is holding meetings during daytime and evening hours. The deadline to apply is Feb. 15. The panels are in particular need of participants with expertise in human services, such as programs that serve seniors, children and families, low-income residents, disabled residents and others with special needs. Application forms are available by calling (919) 5428200 or (919) 545-8359 or by visiting chathamnc.org.

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Students create civil rights art

PITTSBORO — For the fourth year, the student body at North Chatham School partnered with the local Food Lion store to share with shoppers civil rights concepts the students learned. Food Lion donated more than 800 paper bags on which the students created artwork as they studied about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights and diversity. The bags were delivered to the store on Friday to be used in bagging groceries over the MLK holiday. “They look forward to being a part of the commemoration, and their customers love to see the creations,� said Alan Slavin, a thirdgrade teacher at North Chatham and a project organizer of the Food Lion partnership. — Durham Herald-Sun

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Student chosen for Honors Band PITTSBORO — Alyssa Mathewson, a French Horn player in the Chatham Central High School band, has been selected to participate in the Central District Honors Band in Raleigh. Mathewson earned the distinction by auditioning on Jan. 9, at Orange High School in Hillsborough. More than 800 students from North Carolina counties competed for placement in the Honors Bands by performing scales, a prepared solo, and selected sightreading on their instrument. Mathewson was the only student from Chatham County selected for the Honors Band this year. “Alyssa truly applies herself in every area of high school, and is an especially gifted musician. She will represent Chatham County and Chatham Central extremely well,� said Bruce Smith, Chatham Central band director. — from staff reports

RALEIGH — A former aide to former Gov. Mike Easley was indicted Thursday on more than 50 federal counts, including extortion, bribery and money laundering amid allegations he received personal gain while performing government actions. A federal grand jury meeting in Raleigh issued 51 charges against Ruffin Poole, who was Easley’s former special counsel and aide while the two-

term governor was in office. The indictment accuses Poole of profiting financially from coastal developments that had been approved by state regulators. A “Wilmington financier� not identified by prosecutors sent $260,000 in payments as the return on financing from the Cannonsgate development in Carteret County and another coastal subdivision to a construction company owned by Poole’s family, according to the 64-page indictment.

POLICE BEAT SANFORD n Edward Lewis Burch, 24, of 1115 Washington Ave. was charged Wednesday with failure to appear. n Marvin Levern Tucker, 36, of 676 Beulah Brown Road was charged Wednesday with probation violation. n William Travis McDougald, 25, no address given, was charged Wednesday with assault by pointing a gun and assault on a female. n Donyelle Rhonda Green, 22, of 3317 Renee Drive was charged Wednesday with burning personal property. n Durwood Brent Hinnant, 33, no address given, was charged Wednesday with failure to appear. n Noel Enrique Serra, 16, of 1012 Battle St. was charged Wednesday with larceny. n Mary Hill McLaughlin, 50, was arrested Friday at 1065 Spring Lane on a charge of larceny. n Alisha Denise Moore, 27, was arrested Friday at 1135 Carthage St. on a charge of driving while license revoked. n Obadiah Joseph Elliott, 36, was arrested

Friday at 2100 Spring Lane on two charges of misdemeanor child abuse. n Lakinia Tonette Smith, 28, was arrested Friday at 1543 Winslow Drive on a charge of noncompliance. n Corey Andre Leak, 21, was arrested Friday at 1931 S. Horner Blvd. on a charge of manufacturing a weapon of mass destruction. n Corey Andre Leak, 21, was arrested Saturday at 1931 S. Horner Blvd. on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon.

LEE COUNTY n Kimberly Kottcamp, 16, of 304 Charlotte Ave. was charged Wednesday with failure to appear. She was placed in Lee County Jail under $500 secured bond. n Sammy Norris of 2113 Dunbar Drive, reported Wednesday that someone damaged several

Easley is not accused of wrongdoing in the indictment, the first criminal charges filed in a wideranging probe by both state and federal investigators related to Easley, a Democrat who served eight years before leaving office in January 2009 due to term limits. The maximum punishments add to up hundreds of years in prison. Poole’s attorney didn’t immediately return a phone call seeking comment. Federal marshals issued a warrant for his arrest late Thursday, ac-

cording to documents. “Public service should not be, and cannot be, an opportunity for improper personal gain by the employee, or by others relying on their friendship with that employee,� U.S. Attorney George Holding said in a news release. Federal grand jurors meeting in Raleigh for most of 2009 have called witnesses seeking testimony and documents about activities surrounding Easley, former first lady Mary Easley and his associates.

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$1,000 unsecured bond. n Corey Burns, 22, of 2968 Dewitt Smith Road, Pittsboro was charged Jan. 13 with failure to appear. He was released on $500 secured bond.

CHATHAM COUNTY n Uriel Porron, 21, of 126 R.C. Overman Road, Siler City was charged Jan. 12 with failure to appear. He was placed in Chatham County Jail under $2,000 secured bond. n Dennis Green, 45, of Siler City was charged Jan. 12 with failure to appear. He was placed in Chatham County Jail under $2,000 secured bond. n Douglas Harris, 55, of 1855 Silk Hope Road, Siler City was charged Jan. 12 with failure to appear. He was released on $2,500 unsecured bond. n Joshua Remington, 26, of 13B George Ray Road, Moncure was charged Jan. 13 with assault on a female. He was placed in Chatham County Jail without bond. n George White, 46, of 3561 Mt. Vernon Hickory Road, Siler City was charged Jan. 13 with assault inflicting serious injury. He was released on

HARNETT COUNTY n Roderick Alterick Tucker, 17, of 152 Zenobia Lane, Lillington was charged Jan. 14 with burglary, larceny and possession of stolen goods. He was placed in Harnett County Jail under $1,500 secured bond. n Patrick Shannon Russo, 31, of 11 Suitt Road, Lillington was charged Jan. 14 with larceny and possession of stolen goods. He was placed in Harnett County Jail under $30,000 secured bond. n Joshua Richard Wells, 22, of 91 Kate Lane, Sanford was charged Jan. 14 with larceny and possession of stolen goods. He was placed in Harnett County Jail under $30,000 secured bond.

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4A / Friday, January 22, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

Editorial Board: Bill Horner III, Publisher • Billy Liggett, Editor • R.V. Hight, Special Projects Editor

Greenway commitment will be worth it Our View Issue: In order for the completion of the Endor Iron Furnace Greenway, the City of Sanford will have to dedicate $1.5 million a year until 20132014

Our stance: It sounds like a lot in the current economy, but it’s a project that will pay off big for decades down the line

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estled in the City of Sanford’s Capital Improvement Plan, discussed at the city council’s annual retreat this week, is a recommendation that the council provide $1.5 million a year from now until 2013-14 in funding for the Endor Iron Furnace Greenway Trail. Some may question that amount and the rest of city’s proposed future financing of the project — $22.5 million in additional funding in subsequent years — given the state of the economy and the wide array of other capital needs (notably among them the costly expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant, a project that will require nearly $70 million) on the books.

But the greenway will be a rich addition for Sanford and Lee County when it’s completed, a protected ribbon of paradise that will become another selling point for our community and a sanctuary for its residents. Imagine the seven-mile corridor taking you from Kiwanis Park all the way to the historic Endor location near Cumnock and back — walking trails, bike paths and other elements of recreation that will add immeasurably to our collective quality of life. The greenway trail will connect Sanford with the historic old iron furnace, a National Register of Historic Places location which operated more than 100 years ago. Endor Iron Furnace was built to help take

iron deposits along the Deep River and covert it to pig iron, which was used, among other things, cannon balls for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The Triangle Land Conservancy purchased the 426 acre-area in which the iron furnace sits nearly a decade ago with donations and grants and manages it, even though the ownership was transferred to the state. But it’s our responsibility to make the greenway trail happen, and the City of Sanford plays a major role in that. Council members recently awarded the contract for the first stretch of the greenway trail, which will lead from Kiwanis Park to the northern end of Horner Boulevard. Much of the funding for

that comes from state grants and federal stimulus funds and work begins soon; the city council will host a ground-breaking ceremony for the Endor Iron Furnace Greenway Trail at 2 p.m. a week from today at the entrance of Riverbirch Corner Shopping Center. Countless volunteers have done an immense amount of work on Endor Iron Furnace, which — thanks to the work of people like The Herald’s 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, Worth Pickard and Jane Barringer — has been made more accessible. Ultimately, the area made by made into a park. The costs to pull it all together will be significant, but the payoff will be greater.

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ax the bankers’ profits, tax their bonuses, tax their golf scores. I mean it. Take their windfall, and give it to the taxpayers who bailed them out. Britain and France plan a 50 percent tax on banker bonuses — coordinated lest their financial bigwigs think of crossing the channel for a better deal. President Obama’s proposal to tax the big banks’ extraordinary profits fits the theme. This should help slake the public’s thirst for revenge against Wall Street. Europeans don’t seem to be complaining about these special taxes, and a little economic populism couldn’t hurt Obama’s approval ratings, such as they are. But as a move toward serious financial regulation, this is just a shot over the industry’s bow. Washington must pass new rules to curb the sort of financial recklessness that took America to the abyss of economic ruin. Such crusades aren’t so crowd pleasing, mainly because the crowd doesn’t understand them. That’s why the moment’s political passions are so focused on the bailout that created these record bank profits. With the panic over, it’s easy to believe or pretend to believe that the bailout wasn’t needed. But remember the day when tough talkers in the House defeated the Bush administration’s bailout plan? The Dow Jones Industrial Average promptly plunged nearly 800 points. Congress quickly changed its mind and passed the measure. Democrats don’t need Republicans to promote counterproductive statements that draw warm applause from the apoplectic masses. They have Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, who recently said, “I don’t think the American people last year voted for higher taxes, higher deficits and a more intrusive government.” Actually, the people did vote for a more intrusive government. They wanted a government that would intrude on financial industry practices that pushed them into a deep recession. The people wanted a government that would intrude between them and the health insurer trying to drop their family after a member was diagnosed with cancer. No, there cannot be lower deficits without higher taxes. ... In any case, by taxing bank profits, Obama would have banks paying back “every last dime” of their bailout. Perhaps the voters knew what they were doing. And don’t anyone send me quotes about Ronald Reagan and the magic of tax cuts. Taxes were cut in Reagan’s first year, then rose in every other year of his administration. Meanwhile, the national debt doubled. ... Clearly, there will be no serious financial reform unless Congress unchains itself from the Wall Street money masters. ... But the spotlight of outrage should linger only briefly on what the bankers did, then fix itself on what Washington let them do. America must protect its economic well-being against future marauding on Wall Street. The future is the only thing we can influence.

N.C.’s phantom jobs B

ack in the mid-1990s, when North Carolina first began to offer large incentive packages in an attempt to land economic-development deals, I wrote that such targeted incentives had never really been about creating jobs. They were about creating job announcements. The distinction is important, and the passage of time has only made it more obvious. Within a dynamic market economy, emJohn Hood ployers create jobs all the time. They create Columnist jobs during booms. They create jobs during John Hood is president busts, though fewer ones. But employers also of the John Locke Foundation eliminate jobs, more during busts but also during booms. For the economy as a whole, usually the case that politicians and employthe key statistic is the net — how many ers lie about the anticipated effects of an jobs are created minus the number of jobs incentive deal. It’s just not possible to predict destroyed. with precision or confidence the perforGiving out special tax breaks, cash paymance of particular companies and their ments, or other subsidies to particular employment needs three, five, or 10 years firms can certainly be associated with job out. When economic-development officials announcements. Actually, I’ll put it more and politicians claim to have proven that an strongly than that. One of the main reasons incentive deal will make money for taxpayers politicians offer incentives in the first place over such time frames, they are being quite is so they can credit for the new jobs being silly. Such predictive powers are beyond their announced, even though in many cases the capabilities. They are beyond any human companies would have made the same locabeing’s capabilities. tion or expansion decision What’s more, those who without the incentives. negotiate incentive deals But to say that incen‘The bottom line is that over are rarely held accountable tives work because they the past decade and a half for job announcements lead to job announcements is to miss the boat North Carolina has become that don’t pan out. Few even bother to check the entirely. Giving subsidies known as an easy mark numbers. The Winstonto some politically favored for companies seeking Salem Journal’s Richard companies inevitably incentives. That’s the main Craver just did a spectacumeans increasing costs to lar job of demonstrating reason our state shows up other companies, typically highly in ‘business climate’ how valuable such dilismaller ones less capable gence can be, however. In of presenting a credible surveys conducted among a recent piece, he examthreat to leave if they aren’t economic recruiters.’ ined 70 local incentives subsidized. packages awarded since One reason why this 1990 and found that more happens is that incentives than 40 percent of the pledged jobs either shift the tax burden for local services. The were never created or no longer exist. location or expansion of a major employer The bottom line is that over the past dein a community has a range of effects on cade and a half North Carolina has become the demand for public services. If newcomknown as an easy mark for companies seekers to the community take the jobs offered ing incentives. That’s the main reason our at the new subsidized firm, there will be an state shows up highly in “business climate” increase in traffic, school enrollment, and surveys conducted among economic recruitother demand. If existing residents take ers. They know they’ll get a big package here. the jobs, then they’ll usually be leaving the At the same time, though, North Carolina employ of firms without incentives, firms has usually lagged the regional and national responsible for a higher proportion of local averages in actual job creation, and currently taxes paid to finance those services. has one of the weakest state economies in Either way, you create a growing gap between service costs and net tax collections. the nation. It’s another example of our debilitating Blarney Tradition — big talk with little Existing firms and households have to make up the difference, in ways that can often lead to show for it. to lower employment. That’s why the net effect on job creation is not at all the same as the immediate effect on job announcements. Another reason why job announceBut his delight is in the law of the Lord. ments at the front end of incentive deals (Psalm 1:2) don’t necessarily result in net job creation PRAYER: Help me, Father, to hear You is more mundane: much of the time, the when You speak to me. Help me apply Your job announcements are simply wrong. The Word to my life. Amen. announced jobs never materialize. It’s not

Today’s Prayer

Certainly the news from the North Carolina Justice Center that there has been little improvement in the achievement gap in North Carolina public schools over the last decade is disheartening. The North Carolina Justice Center, a nonprofit advocacy group for the poor, studied how students performed on various achievement tests and, beginning with a 30 percent gap between white students and African-American, Hispanic and Native American students in 200001, determined that the gap actually increased to 33.1 percent by 2008-09. That’s especially disheartening because, the Justice Center says, “North Carolina officials vowed they would close or significantly narrow the racial achievement gap by the year 2010.” Thankfully, Guilford County Schools has made better progress. Latest results show that the testing gap between white and African-American students has narrowed -- from a 37.1 percentage gap for reading and a 29.3 percentage gap for math in 2007-08 to a 33.1 percentage gap for reading and a 22.6 percentage gap for math in 2008-09. GCS Superintendent Mo Green insists, “To eliminate this gap completely, we need to accelerate academic growth even faster.” A GCS goal is for 81 percent of students to show proficiency on End of Grade reading tests and 88 percent of students to be proficient on EOG math tests by 2012. The gap in average SAT scores has remained consistent over the last 10 years as well. In 2001, the average score for white students was 206 points higher than for African-American students and 150 points higher than for Native American students. In 2009, the average score for white students was 208 points higher than for AfricanAmerican students and 150 points higher than for Native American students. North Carolinians should be ashamed that the achievement gap hasn’t narrowed significantly over the last 10 years. — Hight Point Enterprise

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The Sanford Herald / Friday, January 22, 2010 / 5A

OBITUARIES

Francis James Leonard

Sherman Harris

John Stephens

SANFORD — Sherman Lee Harris, 61, of 2211 Mays Chapel Road, died Friday (1/15/10). He was born July 15, 1948 in Durham, son of Rebecca Small and the late Jessie Harris. He was educated in the Durham Pulic School System. He served in the U.S. Army during the VietNam War and was honorably discharged. He worked in the construction industry as a concrete finisher. For over the last 25 years, he operated a small construction business and has performed work on some of the Triangles most priemier construction projects. He is survived by his mother, Rebecca Gaul of Carson, Calif.; a son, Ronald Williams and wife Brenda of Durham; a daughter, Sherecka Holloway of Durham; a brother, Edward Thomas Harris of Pittsboro; a sister, Sunday Gaul of Carson, Calif.; two grandsons and a host of other relatives and friends. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Alston Chapel United Holiness Church in Pittsboro. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Condolences may be made at www.cewilliefuneralservice.com. Arrangements are by C.E. Willie Funeral and Cremation Services of Pittsboro.

SANFORD — Funeral service for John Cable Stephens, 72, was conducted Thursday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jeff Oldham officiating. His brother, Johnny Stephens, gave the eulogy. Recorded music was played. Pallbearers were Jeff Tooley, Ed Purvis, Allen Reaves, Tom Quimby, David Fleming and Lester Fleming. Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Bruce Hums

SANFORD — Memorial service for Bruce Robert Hums, 66, who died Sunday (1/17/10), was conducted Thursday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Botha officiating. Eulogies given by Julian McKinnon, Jim Nick, Pat Poon, Ed Priest and Steve Botha. Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Cythina Moffitt

SANFORD — Cythina “Poochie� Moffitt, 60, of 923 Hwy. 87 N., died Wednesday (1/20/10) at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Arrangements will be announced by Knotts and Son Funeral Home of Siler City.

Rebecca Riddick

SANFORD — Rebecca Riddick, 68, of 484 Haw Branch Road, died Sunday (1/17/10) at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She is survived by her children, Grace M. Atkins, Sandra Y. Riddick and Jolene Long, all of Brooklyn, N.Y., Carl A. Atkins-Dark of Bronx, N.Y. and Phyllis R. Riddick of Sanford; brothers, Jimmy R. Atkins and wife Doris of Sanford and Leonard “Jack� Atkins of Durham; a sister, Mary A. Peaks of Morrow, Ga.; seven grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Alston Chapel United Christian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.knottsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Edith Childress CARTHAGE — Edith Kay Childress, 57, died Thursday (1/21/10) at her residence. She was born Jan. 23, 1952 in Pinehurst, daughter of Earlie and Edith Garner Hollyfield. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Billy Ray Childress, in 2009. She is survived by her children, Tammie Lytle, Billy Ray Childress Jr. and Bryant Childress, all of Carthage; brothers, Wayne Hollyfield of Pinehurst and Perry Hollyfield of Carthage; sisters, Holly Moore of Boca Raton, Fla. and Wilma Vess of Swannanoa; and six grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Red Branch Baptist Church. Condolences can be made at www.bolesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Boles Funeral Home of Southern Pines.

Wilda Dickens LILLINGTON — Funeral service for Wilda M. Dickens, 81, who died Friday (1/15/10), was conducted Monday at Woodside United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roger Armistead officiating. Burial followed at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Pianist was Pat McGee. Soloist was Kelly Kelly. Pallbearers were Don Isley, John Capps, Darell Black, Johnny Cummings, Matt Nibe, Tony Dickens and Sammy Dickens. Arrangements were by O’Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home of Lillington.

Essa Lancaster RALEIGH — Graveside service for Essa Nell McBryde Lancaster, 60, formerly of Sanford, who died Monday (1/19/10), was conducted Thursday at Buffalo Cemetery by the Rev. Ted Churn. Arrangements were by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

SANFORD — Francis James Leonard, age 87, of Carolina Trace, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. He was born July 3, 1922 in Riverhead, N.Y., son of the late William Henry Leonard and Johanna Hvranek Leonard. Mr. Leonard was a veteran of his country and served in WWII with the United States Marine Leonard Corp. He retired to Carolina Trace in 1981 after a 22 year career with the Northport School District, Northport, N.Y. where he was a music educator. He was a volunteer with the Lee County School Systems Music Programs after relocating to Sanford. He also volunteered at Central Carolina Hospital physical therapy department for many years. Mr. Leonard had a passion for animals and was also an avid supporter and volunteer for Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption. He played in the Durham Symphony, the Lee County Community Orchestra and the Sandhills Community College Orchestra. He had a passion for the game of golf and enjoyed baking and

FAYETTEVILLE (MCT) — Internet pages should load noticeably faster in much of the Cape Fear region within the next three years, thanks to federal funds for new and bigger fiber optic cables across the state. The $28.2 million in federal funding, announced Wednesday, will be used to lay 494 miles of fiber optic cables in 37 poorly-served counties toward the western and eastern parts of the state, including Harnett, Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland and Robeson. The network will serve almost half of the population of North Carolina, increasing existing bandwidth by 10 to 20 times in the counties involved and reaching about 1.8 million households and more than 1,000 businesses.

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Choir Continued from Page 1A

recognize the songs.� John and Mary Bins of Sanford have been part of the choir for 19 years, making them the oldest members. “We enjoy it,� John said. “We like being able to contribute to the nursing homes and do something for the people.� He said the nursing home residents “get a kick out of� the choir’s performances. “And we get a kick out of getting together, too,� he said. “There’s a lot of togetherness here over the last 20 years.� Ludwick said the choir practices four or five times before performing at nursing homes all over Lee County for about 13 weeks. Because Wednesday’s was the first practice of the spring season, the choir needed some fine tuning. “It’s enough to make you an agnostic,� Bins wryly said about their practice, to which the group erupted into giggles. The members cracked

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Alice Gilchrist, 57, sings along with the High Hopes volunteer chorus as they practice at Jonesboro Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. The chorus will visit nursing homes and assisted living facilities. jokes and laughed together as they practiced their songs Wednesday. “When our esteemed director Shirley (Clark) says, ‘OK, you can sing at nursing homes without embarrassing yourselves,’ we start,� Ludwick said. “It’s amazing. We get it together.� Though the group looks to be smaller this year, it doesn’t make much difference, she said. “You know when we go into the nursing homes

“When our esteemed director Shirley (Clark) says, ‘OK, you can sing at nursing homes without embarrassing yourselves,’ we start.� — Mary Ann Ludwick — they’re just delighted,� she said. “That’s our community service. We please them, we please ourselves and I think we please God.�

Judy Normann, administrator at Parkview Rest and Retirement in Sanford, said the choir’s performances are a highlight for those at Parkview. “You’d be surprised what it does for the residents,� she said. And many have been members of the choir themselves. “I ask them, ‘Can’t you come every month?’ I know they can’t but they’re just fantastic,� she said.

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Julia Alston SILER CITY — Julia Bethea Alston, 87, of 25 Paul Alston Drive, died Monday (1/18/10) at her home. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Alston of Siler City; two grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Evans Chapel AME Zion Church with the Rev. Kenneth Swann officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are by Knotts and Son Funeral Home of Siler City.

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gardening. Mr. Leonard was a charter member of the Carolina Trace Volunteer Fire Department in Sanford. He was a member of St. Stephen the First Martyr Roman Catholic Church in Sanford. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Janet Huntemann Leonard of Carolina Trace; two sons, John Kevin Leonard and wife Maryellen of Smithtown, N.Y. and James Brian Leonard and wife Janet of Florence, S.C.; two daughters, Christine Ann Pruzin of Arlington, Va. and Barbara Jean Rosko and husband Tom of Sag Harbor, N.Y.; and eight grandchildren, Jason, Vanessa, Kyle, Adam, Erin, Katherine, Kelly and Christopher. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen the First Martyr Roman Catholic Church in Sanford with Monsignor Stephen Worsley officiating. Burial at Long Island National Cemetery will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to: CARA (Animal Rescue), P.O. Box 2642, Sanford, N.C. 27331 or to Lee County Community Orchestra Association, P.O. Box 3174, Sanford, N.C. 27331. Online condolences may be made at www.millerboles.com. Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford is serving the family.

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ing the fourth station. According to the report, given by staff from the Sanford Fire Department and the Lee County Office of Strategic Services, at least two new fire stations are necessary in the next five years, as the three current stations aren’t able to get to many areas of the city in under four minutes as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association. The report indicated that it would take eight stations across the city to reach that goal. “We realize we can’t go out and build five additional fire stations right now,”

Fire Chief Wayne Barber said. “We’re just showing what it would take to put everyone in the city under that NFPA recommendation of a four minute response time.” Funding the construction and staffing of a fourth station provides a challenge for the council. Tax base growth could eventually account for the extra revenue it would take to staff the new location — it would take 15 more positions to run a new station — but not necessarily right away. Councilman Linwood Mann referenced the council’s recent repeal of the business privilege tax, which brought in $286,000 in the year before it was stricken from the books, as

one obstacle. “There are members of this council who voted to throw away the money we needed to do this,” he said during the meeting. Later, Mann said he didn’t think the council would be able to afford the new station without a tax increase. “Now we have to start over and build the funds for the new fire station,” he said. “That was part of the reason for business privilege tax. We knew fourth and fifth stations were coming, and we thought the people who would use them should pay for them.” “(Councilmen who repealed the tax) ran on the strength of repealing that tax, and they’ve honored the wishes of the people

who voted them in,” Mann continued. “But sooner or later, individual residents of the city are going to be confronted with a tax increase. We might have to, I don’t know where else (the money) is going to come from.” Mike Stone, one of the councilmen who voted for the repeal of the business tax, said planning for the station now is the reason a property tax increase won’t be needed in two or three years. “We’ve got to start planning for it down the road, so it’s not a shock. (Thursday’s discussion) just brings to light that it’s getting closer,” he said, noting that the city annually puts about $1 million toward its savings account.

“As the tax base grows, we can offer more services.” Stone said using the city’s Strategic Services Department to identify growth trends will help the council decide when the time is right to build and staff a new station without a tax increase. “We need to build where we get the most bang for our buck,” he said. “We already know there’s going to be tremendous tax revenue to offset the expenses of a new station. So staff is actually providing us with the opportunity to make sure we don’t have to raise taxes if we do our jobs right. The whole point is getting a vision of what you want and then following through with it. We’ve identified (the N.C. 87 corridor) as an area that needs (a new fire station), now it’s all about timing.” The report given to the council indicates that many cities similar in size to Sanford tend to have more stations. Chapel Hill, with 19.8 square miles, has five stations. Hickory, with 28.1 square miles, has seven stations.

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rector for the Temple, and “if the crowd’s going wild, feel free to play a couple encores.” Taphorn said the idea for the show began last year, after a benefit was held at the theater for the Boys and Girls Club of Sanford/Lee County. “I was so impressed that all these were local bands,” she said. “I told them I’d love to do something like that with the Temple.” Because Taphorn is trying to get different shows at the theater like the Country Comedy Tour, the Battle of the Bands concert seemed like another event that would draw various types of people. “It’s really cool how people have just volunteered their time and talent,” she said. For those that don’t necessarily want to stay for the entire concert, Taphorn said they’ll stamp hands so people can come and go. Taphorn said the theater is a great musi-

N.C. sues bread company over claim RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s attorney general is asking a judge to close a company that marketed bread as gluten-free that did contain the protein. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the state on Wednesday asked for a temporary restraining order against Paul Seelig of Great Specialty Products of Durham. The attorney general’s office says independent lab tests showed the bread contained gluten, which is found in wheat flour and can cause problems ranging from rashes to diarrhea for people with celiac disease. The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services began investigating after complaints about the company’s breads sold at the North Carolina State Fair.

cal venue because it was built for vaudeville in the 1920s, before amplification, and its tin ceiling carries sound well. “The sound is just really pure, both on stage and in the house. It’s a much more live kind of sound,” he said. Chad Spivey, who plays guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmonica and sings for Ol’ North State, said the band has played at the theater before and enjoys it. “We love playing there. Awesome stage, lights, good sound, good atmosphere,” he said. “We wanted to help the community and keep Temple Theatre thriving.” Whiskey Romeo guitarist Dave Watson said Taphorn asked the band to participate and they were happy to do it. “We’ll probably play a couple jazz tunes,” he said. “We’re blues-rock mostly.” Kellette Wade, who plays acoustic guitar and sings with Hymn All the Fires, said the band enjoyed playing at the Boys and Girls Club benefit held at the theater and wanted to participate in this show as well.

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State

The Sanford Herald / Friday, January 22, 2010 / 7A

JOHN EDWARDS SCANDAL

STATE BRIEFS Judge says pit bull attack was not assault

RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina judge has ruled pit bulls don’t fit the state’s legal definition of weapons and dismissed assault charges filed against a man whose dogs mauled a 6-yearold boy. Superior Court Judge Ken Titus dismissed the charges against Anthony Whitfield, 23, but urged legislators to change state law so irresponsible pet owners can be held criminally accountable for vicious attacks, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Thursday. The law now requires prosecutors to prove both willful negligence and intent to inflict injury. The case was one of the first in North Carolina to test whether pit bulls are so clearly dangerous that owners are responsible for controlling them as if they were weapons. Whitfield was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury after his two pit bulls attacked Isaiah Hardy, now 7 and in the first grade, outside his Raleigh home last March. The boy was hospitalized for three days as he recovered from dozens of bites.

Local N.C. liquor board seeks CEO salary savings

WILMINGTON (AP) — The local North Carolina liquor board that paid its administrator nearly $280,000 a year to manage its stores plans to pay less than half that amount to his replacement. New Hanover County’s Alcoholic Beverage Control board is days away from advertising for a successor to administrator Billy Williams, who is retiring late next month after nearly 42 years, The StarNews of Wilmington reported Thursday. Williams is a high school graduate and former liquor store clerk who became the highest-paid ABC administrator in the state. His yearly salary and bonuses reached $279,615, including a $30,000 bonus and longevity pay. He said this week state officials estimated his retirement pay would total nearly $100,000 a year. The local ABC board wants Williams’ replacement to have a college degree and management experience.

US Supreme Court ruling will affect elections

RALEIGH (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving business and unions more ability to influence federal elections also stands to increase their sway in North Carolina for state and legislative elections. The nation’s highest court ruled Thursday in a split decision corporations and unions can’t be barred from using money from their coffers to produce and run their own campaign ads. North Carolina has a similar

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Perdue’s chief of staff Ambrose is leaving RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue’s top aide and the manager of her winning 2008 campaign is stepping down as her chief of staff. Perdue announced Thursday that Zach Ambrose will leave the job in the coming weeks. She says Ambrose is an invaluable friend and adviser. Ambrose told Perdue’s senior staff of his decision Thursday morning. Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson says Ambrose wanted more time with his family and to try new things after essentially being on call 24 hours a day for Perdue for the past five years. Ambrose became Perdue’s chief of staff when she was lieutenant governor in 2005 and later became campaign manager. He also helped Perdue assemble her Cabinet before she took the oath of office in January 2009.

Former top college leaders back as professors RALEIGH (AP) — The top two administrators at North Carolina State University who were unseated for their roles in hiring former first lady Mary Easley have returned to teaching. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Thursday that former Chancellor Jim Oblinger and former Provost Larry Nielsen are now professors for the state’s largest research university. Oblinger left the Raleigh campus and has taken on a role at NCSU’s new North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, north of Charlotte. The former food science professor is expected to conduct research, develop distance-learning classes and help with N.C. State’s strategic planning.

John Edwards admits paternity By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH — Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards finally admitted Thursday he fathered a child during an affair before his second White House bid, dropping long-standing denials just ahead of a book by a former campaign aide who initially took the fall. Edwards released a statement admitting paternity of the girl, Frances Quinn Hunter, who was born in 2008 to Edwards videographer Rielle Hunter as the result of an affair Edwards has already confessed to. “It was wrong for me to ever deny she was my daughter,” he said, adding he was providing financial support for the child and mother. “I am Quinn’s father.” Elizabeth Edwards, who has been battling an incurable return of cancer since 2007, said in an interview with The Associated Press that “the whole family is relieved.” She declined to discuss the couple’s marital status and said she didn’t know where things will go from here. “If somebody has a crystal ball, they can let me know,” she said when asked what was next for her and John Edwards. The admission comes ahead of the Feb. 2 release of a book by former Edwards aide Andrew Young that is expected to describe how Edwards worked to hide his paternity with Young’s help. Young initially claimed he was the child’s father shortly before the 2008 presidential primary contests began. Word that Young was naming Edwards as the father first came when details of his book proposal were reported by The New York Times in September. Edwards’ lawyer at the time declined to comment. The child was born Feb. 27, 2008, indicating that she was conceived

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Rielle Hunter leaves the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse in Raleigh. in the middle of 2007, several months after Hunter stopped working for Edwards. John and Elizabeth Edwards renewed their wedding vows in July of 2007 to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. Hunter’s lawyer, Michael Critchley, said the admission is “good for everyone.” Critchley said Edwards’ statement amounted to a public acknowledgment of something that was known privately. He said Hunter did not have an immediate comment. It is not clear where she and the child are living. In an excerpt of an ABC News interview released Thursday, Young says that Edwards asked him to arrange a fake a paternity test. “Get a doctor to fake

the DNA results,” Young said Edwards told him. “And he asked me ... to steal a diaper from the baby so he could secretly do a DNA test to find out if this (was) indeed his child.” An Edwards spokeswoman declined to comment on the ABC interview. Elizabeth Edwards said her cancer got worse for a period but has recently been improving, with some signs of tumors shrinking. She said she’s now on an “upward path” and hopes that her husband’s admission will now end news stories about the family’s matters. “My marriage shouldn’t by on anybody’s radar screen except mine,” she said. Since admitting the affair in August 2008, Edwards has largely gone

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into seclusion. He has acknowledged a federal investigation into his campaign finances while both Young and Hunter — with her child — have made appearances at a federal courthouse in Raleigh. In his statement, Edwards said, “I will do everything in my power to provide her (the child) with the love and support she deserves. I have been able to spend time with her during the past year and trust that future efforts to show her the love and affection she deserves can be done privately and in peace.” Edwards also said, “It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me.” “I have been providing financial support for Quinn and have reached an agreement with her mother to continue providing support in the future,” the statement said. “To all those I have disappointed and hurt, these words will never be enough, but I am truly sorry.” Edwards’ attorney, Wade Smith, said Edwards wrestled with the decision to come forward but took so long to do it because “he’s not the only person involved in this.” “It’s a complex family situation, and he had to keep in mind that other people have concerns and worries about it,” Smith said. Smith said there would never be a logical explanation for why Edwards initially denied being the father. But he added that Edwards was “very pleased” to finally set the record straight.

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Obama turns his focus to economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a potentially disastrous political shift, President Barack Obama tried Thursday to begin resetting his wounded presidency with a one-two-three populist punch. The president announced proposals for tough restrictions on the biggest banks, to come on top of a financial regulatory overhaul he already seeks. “If these folks want a fight, it’s a fight I’m ready to have,� Obama said in a war-onWall-Street tone. His reaction to the Supreme Court decision rolling back limits on campaign donations by big business was stern, saying it would allow wealthy special interests to “drown out the voices of everyday Americans� and promising a “forceful response.� Obama then went before dozens of mayors to tout administration moves to alleviate economic pain. “You can expect a continued, sustained and relentless effort to create good jobs for the American people,� the president declared. Republican Scott Brown rode deep public anger to an upset win in Massachusetts, depriving Obama and fellow Democrats of the Senate supermajority they need to advance important legislation. That left the president’s marquee domestic agenda item — health care reform — in peril. It also raised uncomfortable questions about the president’s judgment, clout and popularity. It wasn’t the way Obama wanted to mark this week’s firstyear anniversary of his presidency. Nonethe-

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President Barack Obama acknowledges mayors in the audience as he addresses the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the White House in Washington Thursday. less, a chastened but determined White House team, populated with campaign-seasoned aides accustomed to near-death moments, began to grapple with the implications and chart a path forward. They appeared to settle on only a limited course correction — for now. The White House strategy calls for sharpening Obama’s policy explanations to the public and making more pointed distinctions with opposition Republicans. Above all, it calls for a hard pivot to focus almost exclusively on the economy — particularly on voter frustrations over things like double-digit unemployment, exploding federal deficits and Wall Street excesses. What it doesn’t call for is a radical agenda overhaul. Nips and tucks, yes. Also likely a reordering of priorities, or delays on the trickiest issues like immigration, a cap-andtrade energy emissions system or letting gays serve openly in the military. But the White House

is hoping that if it can hone its message — with Obama himself conceding it had begun to look like “remoteness and detachment� — and reconnect with public angst about pocketbook issues, it can get Obama’s ambitious goals back on track without altering or scaling them back too much. Officials said some of the jobs-generating ideas Obama has already proposed and will heavily promote in the coming weeks are: n New spending for highway and bridge construction. n Tax cuts for small businesses that increase their payrolls. n Money to retrofit millions of homes to be more energy-efficient and create “green� jobs. n Funds to help state and local governments avert layoffs of publicsector employees. House Democrats adopted a $174 billion bill with many, though not all, of those ideas. However, it passed only barely, and the deficitfinanced measure faces a tougher road in the Senate — meaning Obama

faces a fight over a new jobs bill. The president also will be make regular appearances on other economic plans, most old, some new: on bringing down the deficit (such as through a possible bipartisan debt commission), increasing access to capital for small businesses, and boosting exports, said a senior administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to more freely describe private planning. The economic calendar of events continues Friday, when Obama travels to recession-battered Ohio for a town hall meeting. The fortuitously timed State of the Union address then provides the president with among his largest megaphones of the year, and his planned travel immediately afterward will be geared toward jobs. Obama also intends to use his budget request to Congress to help establish his fiscal discipline bona fides. “We are scrubbing the budget once again,� Obama told Time magazine.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday urged China to investigate cyber intrusions that led Google to threaten to pull out of that country — and challenged Beijing to openly publish its findings. “Countries that restrict free access to information or violate the basic rights of Internet users risk walling themselves off from the progress of the next century,� she said. Clinton said the U.S. and China “have different views on this issue, and we intend to address those differences candidly and consistently� as part of a cooperative relationship. She cited China as among a number of countries where there has been “a spike in threats to the free flow of information� over the past year. She also named Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam. Clinton made her remarks in a wide-ranging speech about Internet freedom and its place in U.S. foreign policy. “Some countries have erected electronic barriers that prevent their people from accessing portions of the world’s networks,� she said.

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BRIEFS trickling in Thursday. A nun distributed small bowls of spaghetti to the old people, and two aid workers arrived from HelpAge International, a London-based organization that helps the elderly.

1,400 planes waiting to bring aid to Haiti

WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1,400 planes still waiting to bring aid to Haiti, the commander of U.S. forces in the region said Thursday that officials have opened a third alternate airport to hasten the movement of relief supplies for earthquake victims. About 120 to 140 flights a day are now able to land at the country’s single airport in Port-au-Prince, which was damaged in last week’s earthquake, Gen. Douglas Fraser, head of the U.S. Southern Command, told a Pentagon news conference. Still, he said, officials have a waiting list of more than 1,400 planes seeking to get into the country as well as a backup of vessels waiting to unload at the damaged port. Some aid flights also started landing earlier this week at Jacmel, Haiti, and the San Isidro airport in neighboring Santo Domingo; and now a third alternate airport has been opened at Barahona, a closer location over the border in the Dominican Republic, he said by videoconference from Haiti. With arrival of a Navy landing craft on Wednesday, officials expect Thursday to be able to start moving 150 shipping containers each day through the severely damaged port facility — and eventually accept 800 containers a day.

Senate votes for faster tax breaks for Haiti gifts WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill allowing taxpayers to write off donations to Haiti earthquake relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring. The bill, passed by voice vote, now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. Obama has enlisted two former presidents — George W. Bush and Bill Clinton — to help raise money for quake victims. Under current law, donors would have to wait until they file their 2010 returns next year to take the deductions. The bill would allow donations made by the end of February to be deducted from 2009 returns.

U.S. charity for Haiti outpaces giving after tsunami

Help finally starts to get to Haiti nursing home

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The nursing home where she lived is in ruins. So Merzelia Joseph stood up next to her bed in the open and urinated on the ground. “I’m so weak, I can’t walk,� said Joseph, a blue plastic rosary strung around her neck. “We are all very, very hungry. Somebody brought us some spaghetti today, but I am still hungry and we have nothing to drink.� Another elderly woman, Elmina Joseph, broke in to shout: “We’re not hungry. We’re starving! We’re dying here and nobody is helping us.� Four days after The Associated Press first reported on more than 80 elderly Haitians begging for food and medicine in a downtown Port-auPrince slum, aid was finally

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donations to U.S. charities for Haiti earthquake relief are outpacing donations from the days after the Asian tsunami in 2004 but haven’t kept up with the outpouring of gifts following Hurricane Katrina. A tally by the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows $305 million was donated to 32 U.S. charities by Thursday. In the eight days after Katrina flooded New Orleans, Americans had given at least $580 million. By this time after the tsunami, U.S. charities had raised $163 million. Editor Stacy Palmer says the speed of giving for Haiti has been astonishing. In the first four days after the earthquake, U.S. charities had received $150 million for Haiti — outpacing the response to both Katrina and the tsunami.

Mass graves swell; doctors fear more death PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Workers are carving out mass graves on a hillside north of Haiti’s capital, using earth-movers to bury 10,000 people in a single day even as relief workers warn that Haitians are still dying of injuries from the Jan. 12 quake for lack of medical care. Clinics have 12-day waiting lists for patients, crushed arms and legs are festering and makeshift camps that have sprung up in parks, streets and vacant lots now house an estimated 500,000 people, many in need of food, water and a doctor. “The next health risk could include outbreaks of diarrhea, respiratory tract infections and other diseases among hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in overcrowded camps with poor or nonexistent sanitation,� said Dr. Greg Elder, deputy operations manager for Doctors Without Borders in Haiti. The death toll is estimated at 200,000, according to Haitian government figures relayed by the European Commission, with 80,000 buried in mass graves. The commission now estimates 2 million homeless. Getting help in is still a challenge. Gen. Douglas Fraser, head of the U.S.

his face covered with a T-shirt against the overwhelming stench. The dead stick out at all angles from the mass graves — tall mounds of chalky dirt, the limbs of men, women and children frozen together in death. “I received 10,000 bodies yesterday alone,� said Fequiert. Workers say they have no time to give the dead proper religious burials or follow pleas from the international community that bodies be buried in shallow graves from which loved ones might eventually retrieve them. “We just dump them in, and fill it up,� said Luckner Clerzier, 39, who was helping guide trucks to another grave site farther up the road. An Associated Press reporter counted 15 burial mounds at Clerzier’s site, each covering a wide trench cut into the ground some 25 feet (8 meters) deep, and rising 15 feet (4.5 meters) into the air. At the larger mass grave, where Fequiert toiled, three earth-moving machines cut long trenches into the earth, readying them for more cadavers. Others struggle to stem the flow of the dead, even as time is running out even for miracles among the ruins.

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A woman gestures as she is helped up a hill when its her turn to receive food at a food distribution site run by the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division a week after the massive earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday. Southern Command running Haiti’s airports said Thursday that 1,400 flights are on a waiting list for slots at the Portau-Prince airport that can handle 120 to 140 flights a day. But four ships now have managed to unload cargo at the capital’s badly damaged port, holding out the promise of a new avenue for getting aid to the city. At least 51 sizable aftershocks have jolted the city, sending nervous Haitians fleeing repeatedly into the streets — and keeping many sleeping in the open. Quakes of magnitude 4.9 and 4.8 followed in quick succession just

before noon Thursday, prompted rescue crews to briefly abandon work on precarious, ruined buildings, though there were no reports of casualties or damage. They followed a magnitude-5.9 temblor a day earlier that collapsed some structures. In the sparsely populated wasteland of Titanyen, north of Portau-Prince, burial workers said the macabre task of handling the never-ending flow of bodies was traumatizing. “I have seen so many children, so many children. I cannot sleep at night and, if I do, it is a constant nightmare,� said Foultone Fequiert, 38,

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Court eases election spending rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court threw out a 63-year-old law designed to restrain the influence of big business and unions on elections Thursday, ruling that corporations may spend as freely as they like to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress. The decision could drastically alter who gives and gets hundreds of millions of dollars in this year’s crucial midterm elections. By a 5-4 vote, the court overturned two of its own decisions as well as the decades-old law that said companies and labor unions can be prohibited from using money from their general treasuries to produce and run their own campaign ads. The decision threatens similar limits imposed by 24 states. It leaves in place a prohibition on direct contributions to candidates from corporations and unions. Critics of the stricter limits have argued that they amount to an unconstitutional restraint of free speech, and the court majority agreed. “The censorship we now confront is vast in its reach,” Justice Anthony Kennedy said in his ma-

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In this Jan. 25, 2006 file photo, Sen. John McCain, RAriz., left, chats with Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis. on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court on Thursday, jority opinion, joined by his four more conservative colleagues. Strongly disagreeing, Justice John Paul Stevens said in his dissent, “The court’s ruling threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions around the nation.” Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor joined Stevens’ dissent, parts of which he read aloud in the courtroom. The justices also struck down part of the landmark McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill that barred union- and corporate-paid issue ads in the closing days of election campaigns. Advocates of strong

campaign finance regulations have predicted that a court ruling against the limits would lead to a flood of corporate and union money in federal campaigns as early as this year’s congressional elections. “It’s the Super Bowl of bad decisions,” said Common Cause president Bob Edgar, a former congressman from Pennsylvania. The opinion goes to the heart of laws dating back to the Gilded Age when Congress passed the Tillman Act in 1907 banning corporations from donating money directly to federal candidates. Though that prohibition still stands, the same can’t be said for much of

the century-long effort that followed to separate politics from corporate money. The decision’s most immediate effect is to permit corporate and union-sponsored political ads to run right up to the moment of an election, and to allow them to call for the election or defeat of a candidate. In presidential elections and in highly contested congressional contests, that could mean a dramatic increase in television advertising competing for time and public attention. In the long term, corporations, their industry associations and labor unions are free to tap their treasuries to assist candidates, although the spending may not be coordinated with the candidates. “It’s going to be the Wild Wild West,” said Ben Ginsberg, a Republican attorney who has represented several GOP presidential campaigns. “If corporations and unions can give unlimited amounts ... it means that the public debate is significantly changed with a lot more voices and it means that the loudest voices are going to be corporations and unions.”

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Pelosi: House lacks votes to OK Senate bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ best lastditch approach to saving President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul — prodding House members to pass a Senate version vastly unpopular there — isn’t working. So attention is shifting to crafting much more modest health legislation

that could have bipartisan appeal, and even that may prove more complicated than many lawmakers suggest. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she lacks the votes to move the Senate’s bill through the House and to Obama’s desk, a plan that’s backed by the White House. Under that scenario, the new

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law would be followed by a separate measure making changes sought by House members, such as easing the Senate’s tax on higher-cost health plans. Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke to reporters after House Democrats held a closeddoor meeting at which participants vented frustration with the Senate legislation. Many rank-and-file Democrats said their stunning defeat in this week’s Massachusetts special election — in which Republicans captured the Senate seat held for decades by the late Edward Kennedy — meant it was time to seek more modest health legislation. It would be “problematic” to persuade House members to approve the Senate measure, Pelosi said, though Democrats haven’t completely ruled out trying to do so. Many of them say the Senate

bill does too little to help people afford health coverage. “In its present form without any changes I don’t think it’s possible to pass the Senate bill in the House,” Pelosi said, adding, “I don’t see the votes for it at this time.” Any effort to reshape the health legislation could well be a lengthy process — despite Democrats’ desire for a quick election-year pivot to address jobs and the economy, which polls show are the public’s top concern. Lawmakers have already been working on the issue for a year. “We’re not in a big rush” on health care, Pelosi said. “Pause, reflect.” Several Democrats said they should refocus the legislation onto popular proposals like barring insurance companies from denying coverage to sick people.

Rise in jobless claims signals bump in recovery WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising jump in first-time claims for unemployment aid sent a painful reminder Thursday that jobs remain scarce six months into the economic recovery. The surge in last week’s claims deflated hopes among some analysts that the economy would produce a net gain in jobs in January and help fuel the recovery. A Labor Department analyst said much of the increase was due to holiday-season-related administrative backlogs at the state agencies that process the claims. Still, economists noted that that would mean claims in previous weeks had been artificially low. Those earlier declines had sparked optimism that layoffs were tapering and that employers would add a modest number of jobs in January.

Rates on 30-year home loans fall to 4.99 pct WASHINGTON (AP) — Rates for 30-year home loans have fallen to a shade below 5 percent this week but remain above last month’s record lows. The mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 4.99 percent, down from 5.06 percent a week earlier. It was the third-straight weekly decline. The drop comes after interest rates fell in the bond market this week as concerns about the economy increased demand for the safety of government debt, which is closely tied to mortgage rates. Rates for 30-year loans had dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent in early December, pushed down by an aggressive government campaign to reduce consumers’ borrowing costs.

Toyota recalls 2.3M U.S. vehicles to fix gas pedals NEW YORK (AP) — Toyota said Thursday it is recalling 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix accelerator pedals that can become stuck, the latest in a string of quality problems that have bedeviled the Japanese automaker. The recall affects the 20092010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia. The latest move comes just months after Toyota Motor

Corp. recalled 4.2 million vehicles over concerns that accelerator pedals could become lodged under floor mats, causing sudden acceleration. That problem was blamed for several crashes, including an accident involving a Lexus that accelerated to more than 120 mph before crashing in San Diego, killing four people.

About 600 car dealers try to get businesses back DETROIT (AP) — About 21 percent of the General Motors and Chrysler dealers whose businesses are being shut down by the automakers have filed paperwork appealing the decisions. Around 600 dealers out of the roughly 2,800 whose franchises were revoked last year have asked for arbitration hearings in an effort to get their franchises back. The appeals mean that many neighborhood dealerships that were shut down or scheduled for closure could return to business. GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre Jr. has said he expects hundreds of dealers to win their franchises back during the process, which must be wrapped up by June 14. Arbitrators will consider evidence including a dealership’s profitability, the manufacturer’s business plan, the dealership’s economic viability, and whether the dealer met objectives outlined by the automaker in franchise agreements.

Gunmaker to remove Bible references WASHINGTON (AP) — A Michigan defense contractor will voluntarily stop stamping references to Bible verses on combat rifle sights made for the U.S. military, a major buyer of the company’s gear. In a statement released Thursday, Trijicon of Wixom, Mich., says it is also providing to the armed forces free of charge modification kits to remove the Scripture citations from the telescoping sights already in use. Through multimillion dollar contracts, the Marine Corps and Army have more than 300,000 Trijicon sights. The references to Bible passages raised concerns that the citations break a government rule that bars proselytizing by American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, which are predominantly Muslim countries. A spokesman for U.S. Central Command initially said the Trijicon sights didn’t violate the ban and compared the citations on the sights to the “In God We Trust” inscription printed on U.S. currency.

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NBC, O’Brien reaches $45M exit deal By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer

NEW YORK — Conan O’Brien bid NBC good riddance Thursday in a $45 million deal for his exit from “The Tonight Show,� but his immediate future in television remains a question mark. The contentious twoweek battle that would allow NBC to unseat O’Brien and move Jay Leno back to the program he hosted for 17 years, comes less than eight months after O’Brien took the “Tonight� throne from Leno. Under the deal, O’Brien will get more than $33 million, NBC said. The rest will go to his 200-strong staff in severance. What happens next for O’Brien? “We don’t know,� his manager, Gavin Polone, said Thursday. “While we have had expressions of interest, we have not had any substantive conversations with anybody.� Ideally, said Polone, O’Brien “wants to get back on the air, doing the show he’s doing now, as soon as possible.� There has been much speculation on where that might be. ABC (which airs “Nightline� and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!�) has said it wasn’t interested, while Fox,

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Conan O’Brien makes his debut as the host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show� in Universal City, Calif. which lacks a network late-night show, expressed appreciation for his show — but nothing more. Comedy Central has also been mentioned as a future home. Meanwhile, O’Brien might conceivably conduct off-camera business with his old bosses. “We do have a continuing development relationship with Conan’s (production) company,� said Marc Graboff, chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. “So we still keep the door open.� Leno, whose weeknight prime-time hour ends Feb. 11 after just five lackluster months, will return to “Tonight� on March 1, originating from the same Burbank stage where he has hosted his prime-time show. The

staff of “The Jay Leno Show� is expected to be kept mostly intact for “Tonight.� Leno’s viewer appeal will also prove intact when he resumes his rivalry with CBS host David Letterman, predicts Jeff Gaspin, chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment. “We believe Leno will be very competitive right away,� he said, “and that over time Leno will be the late-night leader again.� Compensation for O’Brien’s staff and crew was the final hurdle in negotiations between NBC and O’Brien. O’Brien was said to have been “dug in� on the issue out of concern for the workers, while NBC said this week that it had already agreed to pay “millions of dollars to

compensate every one of them� and deemed it a public relations “ploy.� On Wednesday night’s show, speaking of a push to get a severance deal for his staff from NBC, O’Brien joked, “At first they thought I was gullible. They said the staff would be taken to a big farm, where they’d be allowed to run free forever.� Clearly, the differences were worked out. “Conan appreciated what NBC did to take care of his staff and crew, and decided to supplement the severance they were getting from the network out of his own pocket,� Polone said. O’Brien will be free to start another TV job after Sept. 1, NBC said. His final show will be Friday, with Tom Hanks scheduled to appear as well as Will Ferrell — his first guest when O’Brien debuted as “Tonight� host last June. O’Brien landed the “Tonight� show after successfully hosting “Late Night,� which airs an hour later, since 1993. But he quickly stumbled in the ratings race against his CBS rival, David Letterman. Under Leno, the “Tonight� show was the ratings champ at 11:35 p.m. Eastern, but he proved an instant flop with his experiment in prime time.

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Cher’s Hawaii home sold at auction for $8.7M KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A luxury real estate auction company reports that Cher’s Hawaii home overlooking the Pacific Ocean has been sold to an Arizona buyer for $8.7 milCher lion. Concierge Auctions said Thursday that the home was one of five Big Island residences auctioned Monday for a total of $19.4 million. The firm had estimated Cher’s three-quarter-acre property was worth between $8 million and $12 million. Located in the Hualalai Resort, the 8,800-square-foot Balinese style residence features a gated center courtyard leading to the main residence. It includes a master wing, great room, kitchen, dining room, outdoor living area, and infinity pool with spa overlooking the resort’s golf course. A Web site set up for the sale says the residence designed by Cher has six bedrooms.

Beyonce, Madonna added to Haiti telethon NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce and Madonna have been added as performers to Friday’s multi-network “Hope for Haiti Now� telethon, and Denzel Washing-

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ton, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and former President Bill Clinton are among the participants. A statement released Thursday said Beyonce would perform from London, and Madonna from New York City. The list of musical performers already includes such heavyweights as Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Keith Urban. People can start donating even before the start of the 8 p.m. EST concert via phone and text. The two-hour telethon will be shown on all the major networks and a host of other channels. It will be broadcast from New York, London, Los Angeles and Haiti.

Hearing delayed in Charlie Sheen case ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — A judge in Colorado has postponed a hearing in the domestic violence case involving Charlie Sheen and his wife. District Court Judge James B. Boyd delayed until Feb. 8 a hearing on whether to vacate a restraining order that keeps Sheen from his wife, Brooke. She called police on Christmas Day to report alleged domestic violence. The Sheens have since reconciled and had been scheduled to appear in Boyd’s court in Aspen on Friday. That restraining order was modified Wednesday so that Sheen could visit his wife in a Los Angeles hospital, where she was admitted with a high fever and an infection following oral surgery. Charlie Sheen was already scheduled to appear in Aspen on Feb. 8 on the original charges.

‘Mamma Mia!’ producer plans Spice Girls musical NEW YORK (AP) — If it worked for ABBA, why not the Spice Girls? Producer Judy Craymer says her company will create and produce a new stage musical based on the songs of the girl-power group whose recordings have sold more than 75 million copies. The show is tentatively titled, “Viva Forever.� No production timetable was announced Thursday. Craymer will produce “Viva Forever� with “American Idol� creator Simon Fuller, who has managed Kelly Clarkson, Annie Lennox, Carrie Underwood and the Spice Girls. Craymer produced both the stage and screen versions of “Mamma Mia!� The musical featuring ABBA songs has been a megasuccess, seen by more than 42 million people worldwide and grossing more than $2 billion since opening in London in 1999.

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FILM REVIEW

‘Measures’ a long way from Harrison Ford’s hits

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o paraphrase Simon & Garfunkel, “Where have you gone, Han Solo?� Appearing as a literal reflection of his bygone glory, it is telling that Harrison Ford’s most memorable recent film performance was the brief glimpse of his “Star Wars� star-maker in “(500) Days of Summer.� In recent years, Ford’s onscreen offerings have been a series of forgettable, phoned-in variations on the same crotchety curmudgeon persona. In “Extraordinary Measures,� Ford accomplishes the near-impossible. He not only convinces us look back fondly on the halcyon days of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,� but he also makes us yearn for the blessed sanctuary of scenes in which costar Brendan Fraser appears without him. Based on true events, the story behind “Extraordinary Measures� is undoubtedly inspiring. Fraser plays John Crowley, a biotechnology executive whose two youngest children are afflicted with Pompe disease, a degenerative neuromuscular disorder with no known cure. Fac-

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ing the impending death of his children, Crowley reaches out to Dr. Robert Stonehill (Ford), a research scientist living in flyover country and one of the leading theorists on Pompe disease. Crowley and Stonehill team up to supply the respective bucks and brains behind a biotech startup dedicated to discovering and expediting a treatment for Pompe’s. Director Tom Vaughan merits credit for a respectful depiction of the interplay amongst the Crowley family. In contrast to other films that often wallow in every manipulative, heartwrenching symptom and setback, time is spent showing the Crowleys as

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In this film publicity image released by CBS Films, Harrison Ford, left, and Brendan Fraser are shown in a scene from “Extraordinary Measures.� businessman. But, the film does not attempt to effectively bridge the gap between these two sides of the same character until the film’s final act, when Crowley and Stonehill cut some bioethical corners to ensure Megan and Patrick take part in clinical trials of a possible treatment. Until then, it is a rather discomforting to watch Crowley celebrate earning millions off his biotech startup while his children continue to deteriorate. But, the real problem is deciphering what purpose Stonehill serves in this story. Seeing how the screenplay is based a book by Geeta Anand named “The Cure,� it is no shocker where this

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story is heading. And, the real-life Stonehill, Dr. William Canfield, was probably instrumental in any medical breakthrough. Within the context of this film, however, what’s surprising is that Stonehill is not ultimately responsible for the enzyme developed to treat Pompe’s. He’s just an irascible, eccentric egghead who doesn’t return telephone calls left by the parents of sick children pleading for Stonehill’s help in his chosen area of expertise. He yells at and alienates his family, friends, and coworkers. And, he holds his specialized knowledge for ransom hoping some desperate dad will bankroll his exit out of a low-paying college research job. Right after Crowley throws caution to the wind by leaving a lucrative corporate career to relocate his family to

Nebraska and start his business with Stonehill, he visits the doctor to discuss strategy in advance of an upcoming meeting with potential venture capitalists. Instead, Stonehill just heaves a file folder full of crumpled papers at him and leaves to go bass fishing. The scene is intended to make Stonehill look folksy; instead, he just comes off like a jerk. “Extraordinary Measures� is the first movie released by the production subsidiary CBS Films. With its formulaic plotting, plodding pacing, and miswritten roles, it looks more like something usually broadcasted on the company’s TV network arm. Instead of medical miracles, the film’s title more aptly describes what’s necessary at this point to resuscitate Harrison Ford’s ailing career.

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Road Rules

Sports

NASCAR wants drivers “to mix it up a little differently” in 2010

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Heels will ‘keep playing’

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Former Texas Tech assistant coach Ruffin McNeill will replace Skip Holtz at ECU.

Defending champs have lost 4 of their last five games

ECU tabs alum McNeill

RALEIGH (AP) — East Carolina has turned to former Texas Tech defensive coordinator, and Pirates alum, Ruffin McNeill to replace Skip Holtz. The school announced the move Thursday after members of the board of trustees approved McNeill’s hiring and an outline of a contract. The contract won’t be finalized until a regular meeting of the board next month. East Carolina will hold a news conference in Greenville on Friday morning with McNeill, who spent 10 seasons at Texas Tech as an assistant, then served as interim coach when Mike Leach was suspended and later fired. He coached Texas Tech to a win against Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl, but left the program after Tommy Tuberville was hired as coach. McNeill, who was a candidate to become Leach’s permanent successor, played defensive back for the Pirates from 1976-79. He inherits a program coming off four straight bowl appearances and consecutive Conference USA championships under Holtz, who left last week to take over at South Florida. Athletic director Terry Holland had said he preferred to hire someone with head-coaching experience instead of an assistant coach. One of his top targets was Middle Tennessee’s Rick Stockstill, who announced earlier this week he was withdrawing his name from consideration due to the short time before national signing day next month. “Coach McNeill’s interview revealed his strong commitment to doing things the right way and his love of coaching young men to grow in every part of their lives,” Holland said in a statement from the school. McNeill, 51, spent the past two full seasons as Leach’s defensive coordinator and also coached linebackers, defensive tackles and special teams during his time with the Red Raiders. A native of Lumberton, McNeill also spent three seasons at Appalachian State, then returned to his alma mater to coach the defensive line in 1992 before going back to the Mountaineers and serving as defensive coordinator from 1993-96.

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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer

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Lee County’s Ricky West (left) goes for a jump shot as Western Harnett’s Maurice Brown defends on Thursday night in Sanford. The game did not finish by presstime. Visit www.sanfordherald.com for a full report.

Eagles cut down Jackets By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The Western Harnett Lady Eagles forced Lee County to turn the ball over 28 times in their 6448 win in nonconference action on Thursday night at Lee County. Trailing 54-33 at the end of the third quarter, the Lady Jackets (316) opened the fourth on a 9-2 run and got within 14 at 56-42 with 5:53 remaining in the game. That would be as close as Lee County would get as Western Harnett (14-3) ended the game on an 8-4 run. “We opened the fourth quarter on a big run,” said Lee County head coach Cindy Kelly. “We kind of fell off after that and couldn’t figure out what to do after that.” The Eagles had 22 offensive rebounds in the second half, which helped contribute to the victory. “We did a great job boxing out in the first half,” said Kelly. “We forgot how to do that in the second half. It’s hard to win when you allow the other team to have that many rebounds in one half and when you turn the ball over like we did.” Western Harnett’s Ariel Bursey led all scorers with 26 points. Ashley Pender led the Lady Jackets with 10 points and Katie Kremer had nine.

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Lee County’s Jessica Cooper (right) goes up for shot as Western Harnett’s Kyky Trap defends on Thursday night in Sanford.

CHAPEL HILL — The front line looked imposing. The veteran leadership was there. And with an infusion of young talent, North Carolina entered the season looking ready to defend its national championship. More than halfway through the season, that squad is nowhere to be seen. The Tar Heels (12-7, 1-3 Atlantic Williams coast Conference) have lost three straight games for the first time under Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams and matched their loss total of the previous two seasons combined. Picked as co-favorites in the league along with rival Duke, the Tar Heels are sitting near the bottom of the standings and have the look of a team that would just settle for a win right now. The frustration is evident, from the players’ stunned looks during consecutive home losses to Georgia Tech and Wake Forest to Williams’ comments after each game. “I don’t give a darn about what’s going on,” Williams said after Wednesday’s 82-69 loss to the Demon Deacons. “I’m going to coach my rear end off tomorrow. It’s up to them to come along with me, and that’s the way it is. “I’m going to ask them, ‘Do you want to keep playing?’ If they don’t want to, we can figure out something for them to do. But we’re going to keep playing.” There is no quick, easy explanation for why the Tar Heels are struggling like this. Some of the young players pressed into key roles have struggled with consistency and intensity, while others haven’t developed at all. The returnees from the team that romped its way through last season’s NCAA tournament haven’t been able to make up for those struggles, either. Then there are the injuries, which have only exac-

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Smith, Wolfpack get rare win over Devils By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer

RALEIGH — The shots kept falling for North Carolina State, whether it was Tracy Smith in the paint or Javi Gonzalez knocking down a critical 3-pointer to beat the shot clock and turn away a late rally. It ended in a court-storming celebration for

the Wolfpack against one of its closest rivals. Smith scored 23 points in a dominant performance inside while Dennis Horner added 20 to help N.C. State stun No. 7 Duke 88-74, giving the Wolfpack its first home win against Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils since 2004. It also was the Wolfpack’s first win in the series overall since the first round of the 2007

Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The only thing more surprising than the final score was the way the Wolfpack (13-6, 2-3 ACC) won: controlling the game almost the entire way, building big leads and never faltering when the Blue Devils (15-3, 3-2) tried

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Friday, Jan. 22 Wrestling Southern Lee at Lee County, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Westover at Southern Lee, 7:30 p.m. Salem Baptist at Grace Christian, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Westover at Southern Lee, 6 p.m. Salem Baptist at Grace Christian, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 23 Swimming Tri-9 Conference Championship at Triangle Aquatic Center Men’s Basketball Central Carolina at Davidson County 3 p.m.

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NASCAR In this Nov. 1, 2009, file photo, Greg Biffle (16), Jeff Gordon (24) and Mark Martin (5) draft behind Brad Keselowski (09) and Denny Hamlin (11) during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.

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Tuesday, Jan. 26 Boys Basketball Athens Drive at Lee County 7:30 p.m. Vandalia at Lee Christian 7:30 p.m. Grace Christian at Berean Baptist 7:30 p.m. Southern Lee at Western Harnett 8 p.m. Girls Basketball Lee County at Athens Drive 7:30 p.m. Vandalia at Lee Christian 6 p.m. Grace Christian at Berean Baptist 6 p.m. Southern Lee at Western Harnett 6:30 p.m.

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NASCAR will relax some rules to energize sport CONCORD (AP) — Have at it, boys. NASCAR is relaxing some of its rules this season, and encouraging drivers to show more aggression and emotion, in large part to answer a growing fan sentiment that the sport had gone stale. “There’s an age old saying that NASCAR, ’If you ain’t rubbing, you ain’t racing,�’ NASCAR president Mike Helton said Thursday. “I think that’s what the NASCAR fan, the NASCAR stakeholders all bought into, and all expect.� The first change will be evident when the season opens next month at Daytona International Speedway, where restrictions

on bump-drafting will be lifted and horsepower will be increased by the use of the largest restrictor plate since 1989. NASCAR had been slowly tightening its tolerance on bumping at Daytona and Talladega — the two biggest and fastest tracks in the series, where the horsepower-sapping restrictor plates are used to control speeds — and it graduated into an outright ban issued the morning of the November race at Talladega. The edict sucked the drama out of what’s typically one of the most exciting races of the year, and was the final straw for many race fans who had grown tired of watereddown racing. Even some drivers pub-

licly complained, criticism that is usually frowned upon in NASCAR. “Let us RACE,� Denny Hamlin tweeted after the Talladega drivers meeting, later adding, “We signed up to drive our cars. Not be told how to.� He’s getting his wish. “We will put it back in the hands of drivers, and we will say ’Boys, have at it and have a good time,�’ vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said Thursday. The yellow out-ofbounds line that circles the bottom of those two tracks will remain, and Pemberton said the majority of drivers did not want that removed. Another change coming this year will be an

eventual switch from the rear wing to a spoiler on the back of the car, a design change that should both positively affect downforce and the aesthetic look that race fans prefer. Also on tap is an organizational restructuring. The most prominent shuffle is the promotion of longtime Sprint Cup Series director John Darby into an oversight position, and NASCAR is actively looking for his replacement in a role that is effectively the top cop of the garage. Darby’s successor could be in for a busy year, particularly if drivers answer NASCAR chairman Brian France’s call “to mix it up a little bit differently� going forward.

Do you want to take your turn in The Driver’s Seat? The Herald is seeking local experts to take part in its weekly “Driver’s Seat� panel, which appears every Tuesday during the NASCAR season. Are you a NASCAR fanatic? Think you have what it takes to be on our panel? If so, and if you want to try it out, write to us. Tell us in 50 words or less why you love your favorite driver. Then tell us in 50 words or less what it is about your least favorite driver that makes you root against him. Also tell us in 50 words or less what you think is the biggest issue facing the sport of NASCAR today. Entries will be judged on creativity, racing knowledge and writing ability. The three winners will be e-mailed weekly questions by Monday morning following each race during the season, beginning the day after the Daytona 500 on Feb. 15. Winners will each receive a $100 prize. Entries must include your name, age, daytime telephone number, address and e-mail address. E-mail your entries to Sports Editor Alex Podlogar at alexp@sanfordherald.com. Entries are due on Feb. 10.

NFL Tolbert catches on as Panthers WR coach CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have hired Tyke Tolbert as receivers coach. The move on Thursday comes three days after longtime assistant Richard Williamson announced his retirement from that position. Tolbert had been in the same job with the Buffalo Bills for the past six seasons. The former LSU receiver also spent a year as receivers coach for the Arizona Cardinals.

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New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez responds to cheers after the Jets beat the San Diego Chargers 17-14 in an NFL divisional playoff football game Sunday in San Diego.

Favre, Manning, Brees — and Sanchez?

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees — and Mark Sanchez? Yep, the rookie from Southern Cal is keeping some heady company. He’s gotten a whole lot further than some of the best quarterbacks in NFL history did in their first seasons, too. The fifth overall pick in last year’s draft is part of the NFL’s final four, playing for a spot in the Super Bowl just like the game’s career passing leader, the league’s only four-time MVP, and the sport’s most accurate passer. Sure could be overwhelming. “This feels right,” Sanchez said confidently. “It feels good. It feels the way you dream it would feel just

growing up. You get to go play at Indy again for an AFC championship your rookie year, that’s unbelievable.” Maybe not. A rookie quarterback has gotten to the AFC title game in three of the last six years. The other two, Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger and Baltimore’s Joe Flacco, fell short of the Super Bowl. Now Sanchez gets his chance. “I think it’s interesting that, you know, a rookie quarterback last year, Joe Flacco, AFC championship game,” said New Orleans’ Brees, who chuckles and changes the subject when asked about his first pro season. “A rookie quarterback this year, Mark Sanchez, AFC championship. I guess Roethlisberger, when he was a rookie, they went to an AFC champi-

onship. So there have been a bunch of rookie quarterbacks here over the last five or six years.” The theory that QBs fresh out of college should sit and watch died a while ago. Maybe it began to disappear with Manning, who never has missed a start since being the top selection in 1998. Favre barely saw the field with Atlanta in 1991, throwing five passes (two were intercepted) before being traded to Green Bay. Brees came along 10 years later and had only one start for San Diego as a rookie, perhaps because the Chargers had been so burned by using Manning contemporary Ryan Leaf early on they were wary of going with a youngster again.

Open: British prince and king of tennis

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The king of tennis met the British prince. Roger Federer had just dismissed another of his subjects — a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Romania’s Victor Hanescu at the Australian Open — before greeting Prince William. Federer is no stranger to royalty, having collected the Wimbledon trophy six times on London’s grass courts. But this was his first meeting with William, second in line to the British throne. After Federer dispatched Hanescu in 99 minutes on Thursday, oncourt interviewer Jim Courier invited the top-ranked

Swiss to acknowledge the rare visit to Melbourne by a high-ranking royal. “Your Royal Highness, welcome to the world of tennis,” Federer said. “Thanks for coming.” Prince William duly blushed and waved. The pair shook hands — five wins before Federer usually mixes with royalty on the final Sunday of a major. “Chit-chat? no,” Federer said. “English breakfast tea? No, not yet.” “Of course, where he comes from, you know, he knows tennis. And Wimbledon’s big,” Federer added. “So for me it was very a big honor that he

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IRVING, Texas (AP) — Wade Phillips has a new two-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys, a deal that indicates owner Jerry Jones is encouraged but not satisfied. “This contract represents that,” Jones said Thursday after signing Phillips through the 2011 season. “Two years in the NFL is an eternity, but it has to be urgent and it has to be addressed as if there is no tomorrow. ... It addresses the urgency of where we want to go from here.” The Cowboys have won two NFC East titles in three years under Phillips, and two weeks ago got their first playoff victory since 1996, which was the season after their last Super Bowl. While Phillips is 34-17 in Dallas (playoffs included), there had been speculation about his status since Jones had failed to pick up the 2010 option that was part of the deal Phillips got when he replaced Bill Parcells after the 2006 season. Jones repeatedly indicated he wanted Phillips back, but didn’t make it official until now.

Kevin Williams, Edwards, Harvin miss practice EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Just three days away from the NFC title game, the Minnesota Vikings’ injury situation isn’t looking any better. Defensive tackle Kevin Williams and defensive end Ray Edwards missed their second straight practice on Thursday because of knee trouble. Receiver and kick returner Percy Harvin also was not present. After practicing on Wednesday, he got another migraine headache, a prob-

lem that has plagued him all season.

Rex Ryan sends game ball to Marty Schottenheimer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jets coach Rex Ryan has sent a game ball to Marty Schottenheimer following New York’s playoff upset of San Diego. The father of the Jets’ offensive coordinator, Schottenheimer was fired three years ago as coach of the Chargers after a 14-2 regular season. Brian Schottenheimer said Thursday that he was touched when he learned of his boss’ gesture two days earlier — and joked that it didn’t even occur to him to do it.

Vick shows rebuilt life on docu-series

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick is taking his road to redemption to television. Vick tells his side of how he got involved in a dogfighting ring that sent him to prison and temporarily halted his NFL career as part of a series that debuts next month on BET. Vick says the 10-part series will show he’s a changed man from his tragic fall from stardom “that was all my fault.” Vick tells The Associated Press that walking over the burial spots of some of the dogs killed as part of his dogfighting operation was when he “really realized all the wrong that I did.” Vick served an 18-month prison sentence for operating a dogfighting ring. He returned to the NFL this season with the Philadelphia Eagles. “The Michael Vick Project” premieres Feb. 2.

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Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 108, Sacramento 97 Charlotte 104, Miami 65 Dallas 94, Washington 93 Portland 98, Philadelphia 90 Orlando 109, Indiana 98 Detroit 92, Boston 86 Milwaukee 113, Toronto 107 Oklahoma City 94, Minnesota 92 New Orleans 113, Memphis 111 Phoenix 118, New Jersey 94 Utah 105, San Antonio 98 Denver 123, Golden State 118, OT L.A. Clippers 104, Chicago 97 Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Miami at Washington, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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Str W-2 L-3 W-1 W-1 W-6 L-1 L-2 L-2 W-1 W-1 W-1 L-1 L-3 L-2 L-9

Home 15-3 11-7 17-5 15-4 18-4 12-10 13-6 14-7 12-7 10-11 11-9 8-12 10-10 6-14 2-17

Away 17-8 16-6 10-9 12-11 3-15 9-10 8-16 4-15 5-16 7-13 4-17 6-15 4-18 7-14 1-21

Conf 18-6 19-8 15-10 18-9 15-14 13-8 14-15 13-12 10-11 12-16 11-13 10-15 10-15 7-15 3-21

Str W-3 W-2 W-4 L-1 W-1 W-1 W-3 W-1 W-1 L-1 W-1 W-2 L-5 L-1 L-1

Home 23-3 13-7 18-3 17-7 16-7 16-4 12-9 16-6 13-5 15-5 16-4 14-9 12-9 8-11 6-16

Away 9-6 15-7 9-11 8-9 10-10 9-14 12-9 8-12 10-13 7-14 6-15 5-13 3-17 4-17 3-18

Conf 20-8 16-10 15-8 13-12 17-7 13-10 9-14 11-13 17-12 15-14 15-9 10-17 9-16 7-16 4-25

Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Indiana at Detroit, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at New York, 8 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. New Jersey at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m. Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Portland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m. New Jersey at Utah, 9 p.m. Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

NCAA Basketball Standings ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Temple 4 0 1.000 16 3 .842 Xavier, Ohio 4 1 .800 12 6 .667 Rhode Island 3 1 .750 15 2 .882 Dayton 3 1 .750 14 4 .778 Charlotte 3 1 .750 13 5 .722 St. Louis 3 1 .750 12 6 .667 Richmond 3 2 .600 14 6 .700 La Salle 2 2 .500 10 8 .556 St. Bonaventure 2 2 .500 9 8 .529 George Washington1 3 .250 11 6 .647 St. Joseph’s 1 3 .250 6 11 .353 UMass 1 4 .200 7 11 .389 Duquesne 0 4 .000 9 9 .500 Fordham 0 5 .000 2 15 .118

Thursday’s Games No games scheduled

——— Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games La Salle 76, Penn 57 Charlotte 71, Richmond 59 Temple 77, Xavier 72 Rhode Island 75, Duquesne 67 Dayton 66, George Washington 51 St. Bonaventure 70, Massachusetts 69 Saint Louis 75, Fordham 48 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled

——— Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games S.C.-Upstate at North Florida, 7:45 p.m. Campbell at Belmont, 8:15 p.m. ETSU at Lipscomb, 8:30 p.m.

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Conference AllGames W L PCT W L PCT Virginia 3 0 1.000 12 4 .750 Maryland 2 1 .667 12 5 .706 Duke 3 2 .600 15 3 .833 Clemson 3 2 .600 15 4 .789 Georgia Tech 3 2 .600 14 4 .778 Wake Forest 3 2 .600 13 4 .765 Florida St. 2 2 .500 14 4 .778 N.C. State 2 3 .400 13 6 .684 Boston College 2 3 .400 11 8 .579 Virginia Tech 1 2 .333 14 3 .824 North Carolina 1 3 .250 12 7 .632 Miami 1 4 .200 15 4 .789 ——— Tuesday’s Games Georgia Tech 66, Clemson 64 Maryland 106, Longwood 55 Boston College 79, Miami 75 Wednesday’s Games Wake Forest 82, North Carolina 69 N.C. State 88, Duke 74

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Conference W L PCT Campbell 6 1 .857 Lipscomb 6 2 .750 Mercer 5 2 .714 ETSU 5 2 .714 Jacksonville 6 3 .667 Belmont 4 4 .500 N. Florida 4 5 .444 Florida Gulf Coast2 6 .250 Stetson 2 6 .250 S.C.-Upstate 2 6 .250 Kennesaw St. 1 6 .143

All Games W L PCT 11 5 .688 9 8 .529 9 8 .529 9 9 .500 9 8 .529 9 9 .500 9 10 .474 5 12 .294 4 12 .250 2 15 .118 6 12 .333

CONFERENCE USA Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct. UAB 4 0 1.000 16 2 .889 Marshall 4 0 1.000 15 3 .833 Tulsa 4 0 1.000 15 3 .833 Memphis 3 1 .750 13 5 .722 UTEP 3 1 .750 12 5 .706 Houston 3 2 .600 10 8 .556 UCF 2 2 .500 10 8 .556 SMU 1 3 .250 7 10 .412 Tulane 1 3 .250 6 11 .353 Southern Miss. 0 4 .000 10 8 .556 East Carolina 0 4 .000 6 12 .333 Rice 0 5 .000 6 12 .333 ——— Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games UAB 57, Southern Miss. 56 SMU 73, Rice 65 UTEP 72, Memphis 67 UCF 78, Houston 71 Tulsa 57, Oral Roberts 52 West Virginia 68, Marshall 60 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled

GOLF 8:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Abu Dhabi Championship, second round, at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (same-day tape) 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Bob Hope Classic, third round, at La Quinta, Calif. 6:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, first round, at Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Wofford at Coll. of Charleston

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erbated those troubles. Fifth-year senior Marcus Ginyard and junior Will Graves have missed recent games with sprained ankles, sophomore big man Ed Davis sat out the Wake Forest loss with his own ankle injury and 7-foot reserve Tyler Zeller could miss six weeks with a stress fracture in his right foot. Along the way, North Carolina has lost to the elite (Kentucky, Texas) and the unranked (Col-

The Top 25 By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Texas (57) 17-0 1,617 1 2. Kentucky (8) 18-0 1,568 2 3. Kansas 16-1 1,457 3 4. Villanova 16-1 1,442 4 5. Syracuse 17-1 1,376 5 6. Michigan St. 15-3 1,259 7 7. Duke 15-2 1,249 8 8. Tennessee 14-2 1,163 9 9. Pittsburgh 15-2 1,015 16 10. Kansas St. 15-2 989 13 11. West Virginia 13-3 922 10 12. Georgetown 13-3 873 11 13. Purdue 14-3 799 6 14. BYU 18-1 763 18 15. Gonzaga 14-3 748 17 16. Temple 15-3 581 19 17. Clemson 15-3 568 24 18. Wisconsin 14-4 542 13 19. Georgia Tech 13-4 380 20 20. N. Iowa 16-1 252 — 21. Ohio St. 13-5 228 — 22. Mississippi 13-4 211 21 23. Mississippi St. 15-3 189 — 24. North Carolina 12-6 161 12 25. Baylor 14-2 147 22 Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 122, Connecticut 98, New Mexico 96, UAB 59, Virginia 50, Florida St. 41, Butler 35, Texas A&M 28, Cornell 15, William & Mary 15, Wake Forest 13, Rhode Island 11, Marquette 10, Missouri 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Northwestern 6, Arizona St. 3, Old Dominion 3, Marshall 2, Xavier 2, Harvard 1, Siena 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 17, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Texas (30) 17-0 774 1 2. Kentucky (1) 18-0 742 2 3. Kansas 16-1 704 3 4. Villanova 16-1 686 4 5. Syracuse 17-1 648 5 6. Duke 15-2 614 7 7. Michigan State 15-3 593 8 8. Tennessee 14-2 534 10 9. Kansas State 15-2 480 12 10. Gonzaga 14-3 419 14 11. Pittsburgh 15-2 412 20 12. West Virginia 13-3 409 9 13. Brigham Young 18-1 397 17 14. Georgetown 13-3 377 11 15. Purdue 14-3 363 6 16. Clemson 15-3 315 19 17. Temple 15-3 236 21 18. Georgia Tech 13-4 234 18 19. Wisconsin 14-4 218 16 20. Butler 14-4 162 22 21. Connecticut 11-6 113 15 22. Northern Iowa 16-1 111 NR 23. North Carolina 12-6 108 13 24. Mississippi 13-4 71 23 25. Ohio State 13-5 70 NR Others receiving votes: Baylor 53; Mississippi State 29; Vanderbilt 29; New Mexico 25; Cornell 24; Florida State 17; Saint Mary’s 16; Arizona State 15; UAB 14; UNLV 11; William & Mary 8; Rhode Island 7; Virginia 7; Michigan 6; Dayton (13-4) 5; Missouri 5; Oklahoma State 5; Notre Dame 3; San Diego State 2; California 1; Old Dominion 1; Texas A&M 1; Xavier 1.

NCAA Late Boxscores N.C. STATE 88, NO. 7 DUKE 74 DUKE (15-3) Smith 7-14 2-2 18, Singler 6-16 10-12 22, Mi.Plumlee 0-1 0-0 0, Scheyer 5-16 8-10 21, Thomas 2-3 1-2 5, Ma.Plumlee 1-3 0-0 2, Dawkins 0-0 0-0 0, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, Zoubek 1-4 4-7 6. Totals 22-57 25-33 74. N.C. STATE (13-6) Gonzalez 4-9 5-6 15, Degand 3-6 4-5 11, Wood 3-5 3-3 10, T.Smith 10-12 3-4 23, Horner 8-15 3-5 20, Howell 3-5 1-3 7, Vandenberg 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Mays 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-55 19-26 88. Halftime—N.C. State 41-38. 3-Point Goals—Duke 5-13 (Scheyer 3-7, Smith 2-3, Singler 0-3), N.C. State 5-12 (Gonzalez 2-4, Wood 1-1, Degand 1-1, Horner 1-5, Howell 0-1). Fouled Out—Horner. Rebounds—Duke 40 (Thomas 12), N.C. State 28 (Howell, T.Smith 5). Assists—Duke 8 (Scheyer, Smith, Thomas 2), N.C. State 18 (Gonzalez 8). Total Fouls—Duke 21, N.C. State 24. A—18,925. —18,925. WAKE FOREST 82, NO. 24 NORTH CAROLINA 69 WAKE FOREST (13-4) Aminu 5-10 3-4 13, McFarland 1-3 3-5 5, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Harris 6-11 4-5 20, Smith 9-17 1-2 20, Stewart 4-9 0-0 11, Woods 2-3 2-2 6, Weaver 0-1 0-0 0, Clark 1-2 0-0 3, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Godwin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-60 13-18 82. NORTH CAROLINA (12-7) T.Wear 6-11 1-2 13, Thompson 5-10 3-4 13, Graves 5-13 4-4 16, Ginyard 2-9 2-2 7, Drew II 3-8 0-0 8, Strickland 1-7 0-0 2, D.Wear 3-7 0-1 6, Henson 0-0 1-2 1, McDonald 1-6 0-0 3, Watts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-71 11-15 69. Halftime—Wake Forest 36-33. 3-Point Goals—Wake Forest 9-16 (Harris 4-7, Stewart 3-4, Smith 1-2, Clark 1-2, Williams 0-1), North Carolina 6-26 (Drew II 2-6, Graves 2-8, Ginyard 1-3, McDonald 1-4, D.Wear 0-1, T.Wear 0-1, Strickland 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Wake Forest 42 (Aminu 11), North Carolina 38 (Graves 8). Assists—Wake Forest 12 (Smith 6), North Carolina 17 (Drew II 6). Total Fouls—Wake Forest 17, North Carolina 18. A—20,235. A—20,235.

AP Women’s Top 25 By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with

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NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Lakers at New York 10:30 p.m. ESPN — Chicago at Phoenix TENNIS 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia (same-day tape) 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia 3 a.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia

lege of Charleston). The Tar Heels even suffered their worst loss under Williams (19 points at Clemson), then fell behind by 20 in the first half against the Yellow Jackets days later. “It’s very frustrating losing games that we shouldn’t lose,” freshman Travis Wear said. “It’s kind of mind-boggling at this point that you’ve lost three (ACC) games and you’re North Carolina.” It’s still early and the Tar Heels have time to regroup, but the storied program ranked sixth

in the preseason could be at risk of missing the NCAAs completely if things don’t change soon. “It’s what young teams tend to go through, but it’s really unusual for any North Carolina team,” said Jay Bilas, a college basketball analyst for ESPN and a former Duke player. “In a way, it’s kind of a reminder of the extraordinary success they’ve had there. North Carolina is not going to go through this very often when it’s normal for other programs.”

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to rally. “They just continued to do it all the way,” coach Sidney Lowe said of his players. “I was just proud of them. It’s a big win for our players, and for our fans.” Indeed. Since Lowe’s first season in 2007, N.C. State had struggled to gain footing in the league. That led to fan frustration about N.C. State’s inability to keep up with highly ranked rivals Duke and North Carolina, both located within a 30minute drive in the so-called Triangle of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. But Wednesday night’s upset of the Blue Devils is the rousing win that Wolfpack fans have been desperate for and was reminiscent of an upset of the Tar Heels in Lowe’s first season. “Obviously, this is a huge win for us,” said Smith, who

first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Connecticut (40) 17-0 1,000 1 2. Stanford 15-1 960 2 3. Tennessee 16-1 912 4 4. Notre Dame 15-1 852 3 5. Ohio St. 19-1 836 5 6. Duke 15-2 794 7 7. Nebraska 16-0 784 11 8. Georgia 17-1 677 6 9. Texas A&M 14-2 639 8 10. Baylor 14-3 635 9 11. Xavier 12-3 525 14 12. Oklahoma St. 15-2 524 15 13. Oklahoma 12-4 511 13 14. North Carolina 14-3 472 10 15. Florida St. 16-3 449 16 16. West Virginia 17-1 432 18 17. Wis.-Green Bay 16-0 416 17 18. LSU 13-3 398 12 19. Georgetown 15-2 248 24 20. Texas 12-5 234 19 21. Vanderbilt 13-5 133 — 22. Georgia Tech 15-4 126 21 23. TCU 13-4 79 22 24. Vermont 14-3 59 — 25. Virginia 11-5 51 23 Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 37, Michigan St. 27, Gonzaga 26, Dayton 22, Penn St. 18, Iowa St. 13, Kentucky 13, St. John’s 13, Syracuse 13, Maryland 12, Miami 11, Southern Cal 10, James Madison 8, East Carolina 7, Kansas 6, Temple 4, BYU 3, Hartford 3, Mississippi 3, Duquesne 2, Marist 1, Princeton 1, South Carolina 1.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Albert Montanes (31), Spain, def. Stephane Robert, France, 4-6, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Women Second Round Agnieszka Radwanska (10), Poland, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, 6-0, 6-2. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, def. Ana Ivanovic (20), Serbia, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-2. Carla Suarez Navarro (32), Spain, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-1, 6-4. Victoria Azarenka (7), Belarus, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-0. Li Na (16), China, def. Agnes Szavay, Hungary, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Shahar Peer (29), Israel, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-1, 6-4. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, 6-3, 6-1. Vera Zvonareva (9), Russia, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-3. Sam Stosur (13), Australia, def. Kristina Barrois, Germany, 7-5, 6-3. Francesca Schiavone (17), Italy, def. Julie Coin, France, 6-3, 6-4. Tathiana Garbin, Italy, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-0. Daniela Hantuchova (22), Slovakia, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, 6-4, 6-1. Venus Williams (6), United States, def. Sybille Bammer, Austria, 6-2, 7-5. Alberta Brianti, Italy, def. Sabine Lisicki (21), Germany, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, def. Karolina Sprem, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).

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By The Associated Press Game: Feb. 14 at Arlington, Texas Released Jan. 21 (x-starter) EASTERN CONFERENCE Forwards: x-LeBron James, Cleveland, 2,549,693; x-Kevin Garnett, Boston, 1,978,116; Chris Bosh, Toronto, 1,164,007; Paul Pierce, Boston, 525,677; Josh Smith, Atlanta, 475,671; Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia, 313,827; Danny Granger, Indiana, 309,808; Rashard Lewis, Orlando, 302,743; Michael Beasley, Miami, 277,400; Hedo Turkoglu, Toronto, 213,369. Guards: x-Dwyane Wade, Miami, 2,327,550; x,y-Allen Iverson, Philadelphia, 1,269,568; Vince Carter, Orlando, 1,048,977; Ray Allen, Boston, 710,045; Derrick Rose, Chicago, 571,911; Gilbert Arenas (Was) 545,860; Joe Johnson, Atlanta, 496,255; Rajon Rondo, Boston, 425,590; Jose Calderon, Toronto, 292,909; Mike Bibby, Atlanta, 223,759. Centers: x-Dwight Howard, Orlando, 2,360,096; Shaquille O’Neal, Cleveland, 856,056; Al Horford, Atlanta, 270,532; Andrea Bargnani, Toronto, 265,024; Brook Lopez, New Jersey, 223,246; Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee, 202,072; Jermaine O’Neal, Miami, 159,327; Rasheed Wallace, Boston, 131,084; Brad Miller, Chicago, 102,994; Kendrick Perkins, Boston, 90,278. WESTERN CONFERENCE Forwards: x-Carmelo Anthony, Denver, 2,137,560; x-Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 1,156,696; Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 1,093,005; Pau Gasol, L.A. Lakers, 1,051,784; Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, 870,567; Trevor Ariza, Houston, 645,937; Luis Scola, Houston, 580,243; Ron Artest, L.A. Lakers, 368,281; Shawn Marion, Dallas, 363,516; LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 309,497. Guards: x-Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, 2,456,224; x-Steve Nash, Phoenix, 1,222,235; Chris Paul, New Orleans, 1,055,789; Tracy McGrady, Houston, 1,022,492; Aaron Brooks, Houston, 591,930; Jason Kidd, Dallas, 523,708; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 465,211; Chauncey Billups, Denver, 452,983; Tony Parker, San Antonio, 439,536; Brandon Roy, Portland, 422,290. Centers: x-Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix, 1,824,093; Andrew Bynum, L.A. Lakers, 981,355; Nene, Denver, 364,543; Marc Gasol, Memphis, 353,155; Antonio McDyess, San Antonio, 328,717; Al Jefferson, Minnesota, 252,777; Greg Oden, Portland, 225,245; Marcus Camby, L.A. Clippers, 188,240; Emeka Okafor, New Orleans, 182,626; Andris Biedrins, Golden State, 167,481. y-Iverson appeared among Western Conference guards on ballot.

TENNIS Australian Open Results By The Associated Press Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $22.14 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Second Round Nikolay Davydenko (6), Russia, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Nicolas Almagro (26), Spain, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Juan Monaco (30), Argentina, def. Michael Llodra, France, 3-6, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1, 6-3. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. David Ferrer (17), Spain, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-1. Mikhail Youzhny (20), Russia, def. Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Lleyton Hewitt (22), Australia, def. Donald Young, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-1. Stefan Koubek, Austria, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-2. Tommy Haas (18), Germany, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Fernando Verdasco (9), Spain, def. Ivan Sergeyev, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (10), France, def. Taylor Dent, United States, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

celebrated his 22nd birthday Wednesday and spoke to reporters wearing a red, pointed birthday hat a fan gave him after the game. “Coach told us to go out (in the second half), play hard and have fun. And we had a lot of fun tonight.” Smith went 10 for 12 from the floor to lead a balanced offense that had five players in double figures. Most impressively, N.C. State shot 58 percent — including 64 percent in a first-half performance that charged up the home crowd — while the Blue Devils hit just 39 percent. N.C. State led by 10 points in the first half before it was cut to 41-38 at the break. But the Wolfpack scored on five of six possessions to start the second half to push the lead back up to double figures, then boosted it to 69-52 on Horner’s dunk with 8:53 left. Perhaps even more surprising, the same team that couldn’t hold late leads in home losses to Florida and

NFL Playoff Glance By The Associated Press All Times EST Wild Cards Saturday, Jan. 9 N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14 Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14 Sunday, Jan. 10 Baltimore 33, New England 14 Arizona 51, Green Bay 45, OT Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 New Orleans 45, Arizona 14 Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3 Sunday, Jan. 17 Minnesota 34, Dallas 3 Sunday, Jan. 17 N.Y. Jets 17, San Diego 14 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 3 p.m. (CBS) Minnesota at New Orleans, 6:40 p.m. (FOX) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)

HOCKEY NHL Conference Glance By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 49 31 12 6 68 185 138 New Jersey 48 33 14 1 67 133 105 Buffalo 48 30 12 6 66 138 113 Pittsburgh 51 31 19 1 63 163 143 Ottawa 51 26 21 4 56 142 151 N.Y. Rangers 50 24 19 7 55 135 133 Boston 48 23 17 8 54 123 121 N.Y. Islanders50 22 20 8 52 135 152 Philadelphia 48 24 21 3 51 148 140 Montreal 51 23 23 5 51 131 143 Atlanta 49 22 20 7 51 153 159 Florida 50 21 21 8 50 141 151 Tampa Bay 49 19 20 10 48 127 154 Toronto 51 17 25 9 43 137 177 Carolina 48 14 27 7 35 120 165 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 51 33 10 8 74 171 125 Chicago 50 34 12 4 72 166 114 Colorado 49 28 15 6 62 147 135 Nashville 49 29 17 3 61 140 136 Phoenix 50 28 17 5 61 133 129 Vancouver 49 29 18 2 60 158 121 Calgary 50 26 18 6 58 131 129 Los Angeles 49 27 19 3 57 144 138 Detroit 49 24 17 8 56 125 127 Anaheim 50 23 20 7 53 143 158 Dallas 49 21 17 11 53 141 157 Minnesota 50 24 23 3 51 138 150 St. Louis 49 22 20 7 51 130 139 Columbus 52 19 24 9 47 137 174 Edmonton 49 16 27 6 38 130 168 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s Games New Jersey 2, Florida 0 St. Louis 4, Montreal 3, OT Vancouver 3, Edmonton 2, OT Thursday’s Games Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Nashville at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Montreal at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m. Dallas at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Saturday’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 1 p.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Columbus at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Virginia this month never let the Blue Devils back in it. Duke clawed to within eight points three times, yet couldn’t get enough stops against the sharp-shooting Wolfpack to make it even tighter. “They were terrific,” Krzyzewski said. “We could’ve had a week off and we wouldn’t have beaten them tonight, but I wish we would’ve come with more energy than we came with tonight. They came with superb energy and you want to be in a game where both teams are playing at that level. We could never match their level of play.” Duke last got as close as eight at 74-66, but Gonzalez (15 points) answered by draining a long 3-pointer over the outstretched arm of 6-foot-10 Miles Plumlee to beat the shot clock and push the lead back to double figures with 3:50 left. Duke got no closer than nine the rest of the night.

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DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Daughter of murdered man rejoices in holiday miracle

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Happy Birthday: You are intuitive, so follow your feelings especially when dealing with personal and financial matters. You can make some wise money decisions if you are creative with your accounting and budgeting. It’s a year of discovering, seeing and doing, so be willing to take advantage of whatever comes your way. Your numbers are 4, 12, 18, 21, 23, 30, 41 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Follow your instincts when it comes to love and personal relationships. Stick to people who have common interests and beliefs. Socializing will lead to a chance meeting with someone who has something worthwhile to offer. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may have to confront someone you care for in order to follow through with your plans. Anger will get you nowhere but generosity, understanding and the power of persuasion will help you get your way. An authoritative figure will have a change of heart. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can take care of any personal problems you face with someone you love or want to get into a relationship with by addressing issues head-on. Your intentions will be up for discussion and you’ll need to explain in depth to put the people you care about at ease. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t overreact or become suspicious when there is nothing to worry about. You will cause problems at a personal level if you try to limit or restrict someone you love. You must hide your emotions even if it is difficult. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Avoid people who are always down-and-out or negative. You need to keep a positive attitude if you want to excel. Take a creative approach to your money matters and you will find a way to make your dollars work for you.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Welcome any opposition and you will find out quickly whom you can trust. Changes to your current living arrangements will enable you to accommodate someone or something you want to pursue. Don’t worry about complaints. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t let anything slow you down or stand in your way. Take on whatever challenge you face and you will surprise someone you want to get to know better. An emotional situation will allow you to make a commitment and stabilize your future. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look forward with optimism and stop wasting your time living in the past. You can’t change what’s already happened but you can do something about the future. Conduct your plans with strength and courage until you reach your goals. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Love, romance and socializing will bring about opportunities to make significant personal changes. A short trip will pay off if you visit someone you miss or want to reconnect with. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll have trouble handling your emotions, especially if you are upset about a financial, legal or health matter. You must face problems head on and refuse to let anyone criticize or bring you down. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s vital that you keep moving forward so that you don’t slip back into old ways or habits. Someone you’ve known for a long time is interested in getting to know you better. Get back to doing the things you used to enjoy. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Limitations will prevail when dealing with a professional colleague or partner but, if you take action and show what you have to offer, you can make headway. Set new ground rules and make sure everyone involved in your plan gets equal billing.

DEAR ABBY: I wrote you in October and received your personal reply. I’m the girl whose dad was murdered, and I was looking for a support group. You referred me to the National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, which provides mutual support to persons who have survived the violent death of someone close (www.pomc.org). I have a little “upper” for you now. We all know about the letters you have printed about Pennies from Heaven, but I don’t know if there ever has been one like this. My dad always wore a gold cross around his neck. He never, ever took it off, so naturally I asked the funeral director to have him shown in it but asked that it be removed before the burial. Well, lo and behold, it was nowhere to be found. So we called everywhere we could think of to locate it and ended up thinking that somewhere along the way from his being killed, taken to the ER, to autopsy, to the funeral home, it had been lost forever. A few days before Christmas, we found it! It was in a box of pennies my dad had collected. He must have taken it off before he left that night because he had been seen in it earlier that day. We all believe in miracles, and this is my very own Christmas miracle. Thank you, Abby, for everything you do for so many of us

the “in-between” guy for her — a stepping-stone to her recovery. In other words, whatever happens would be at my expense. How can I politely tell my boss that I cannot date his daughter? — REALIST IN UTAH

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who are suffering. I love you. — SARAH DEAR SARAH: Thank you for your kind letter. It touched my heart as I know it will the hearts of my readers. I don’t know when your father removed his cross, but take comfort in knowing he left it to bring you solace, and I hope that it serves its purpose. I love you, too. o DEAR ABBY: I have a great job working with people I enjoy, and probably the coolest boss in the world. There is just one little problem. He keeps asking me to go out with his daughter. She is a wonderful person, smart and absolutely beautiful — but she is also recently divorced. I’m afraid I would just be

DEAR REALIST: Tell him you are flattered, that you think his daughter is smart and absolutely beautiful and a wonderful person. Then tell him you know how painful a divorce can be and you would prefer to wait until she is emotionally back on her feet and has gotten her bearings before inviting her out. Do not completely reject the idea because in six months or a year, if she is still available, you may change your mind. o DEAR ABBY: I’m having a dispute with my husband. He thinks that you screw in a lightbulb clockwise. I disagree. I say counter-clockwise. Which of us is correct? — ERIKA IN PELHAM, ALA. DEAR ERIKA: He is. You screw in a lightbulb by turning it to the right, the same way you tighten the lid on a jar — which is clockwise. The mnemonic for this is: “Right is tight; left is loose.”

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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top cleric wants Muslims to answer the call to prayer, but not when its ringing on their cellphones. Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa issued a fatwa, or a religious edict, on Wednesday urging Muslims to do away with a popular fad — Quranic verses or the five daily calls to prayer as cellphone ringtones. The government-appointed cleric says such ringtones are inappropriate, misleading and demeaning to God’s words. “God’s words are sacred. ... He ordered us to respect them and glorify them,” Gomaa said. Muslims are required to pray five times a day, and the time for this is announced solely with calls to prayers from mosques, Gomaa said. “The calls to prayer are to announce it is time ... using it as a ringtone is confusing and misleading.” Edicts, or fatwas, serve as advice for the pious who observe them closely. Gomaa’s edict, published on the official web site of Dar al-Iftah, one of Sunni Islam’s earliest institution for interpreting religion, is not binding. Islamic ringtones are ubiquitous in this country of 80 million. They are also making the rounds in Baghdad, Saudi Arabia, the West Bank and to a lesser degree, multi-sectarian Lebanon. A group of Saudi clerics recently made a similar plea to Saudis not to use Quran for ringtones. In Egypt, verses or calls to prayer from the holy book of Quran are not only popular as ringtones. They have become the rage with screen savers and text messages in holiday greetings. The tones can be downloaded from the Internet, mobile phone company Web sites and are advertised on TV stations.

LORTON, Va. (AP) — Doctors at a small practice in Virginia got a big surprise when a tennis ball-sized meteorite punched a hole through their roof. No one was injured. Dr. Frank Ciampi says the rock struck the two-story building around 5:30 p.m. Monday in Lorton, about 20 miles southwest of Washington. He says they heard a loud bang and found the projectile punched through the roof and ceiling, raining down pieces of wood, plaster and insulation. The half-pound rock split into three chunks. Television station WUSA took it to the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History and experts confirmed it was a meteorite. They estimated it was traveling about 220 miles per hour when it struck.

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Alaska man gets day in jail for throwing taco FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man who hit a Taco Bell manager in the face with a double-decker taco has been sentenced to one day in jail and one year probation. Warren Strickland of Fairbanks must also pay a $100 fine after pleading guilty Tuesday to disorderly conduct. The 31-year-old says he threw the taco because it contained spit after he went through the drive-thru twice because the restaurant messed up his order. He claims the manager accused him of lying to get free food. Strickland is barred from Taco Bell during his year of probation.

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Is the Antichrist here already? Q: A friend of mine believes that the Antichrist is alive today, and he even thinks he knows who it is. Could he be right? What is the Antichrist, anyway? -- D.McK. A: The Antichrist refers to a specific person who will appear at the end of the present age (just before Christ returns), and will be the embodiment or fulfillment of all evil. The word “Antichrist” literally means “someone who is opposed to Christ” -- and that’s exactly what the antichrist will be: absolutely opposed to Christ and His people. Although the Bible doesn’t go into detail, it’s clear that the Antichrist will be part of Satan’s final attempt to stop God’s plan for the world. Remember: Satan is totally opposed to God, and his only goal is to block God’s plans in every way he can. He attempted it at the beginning of the human race with Adam and Eve, and again (although unsuccessfully) at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry (see Matthew 4:1-11). As the time approaches for Jesus’ return, Satan will make one final, fullscale attempt to deceive the world and turn people away from Christ. Is the Antichrist alive today? The Bible tells us not to speculate about this -- but it does urge us to be alert and on guard. It also reminds us that Satan is always active, and “as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many Antichrists have come” (1 John 2:18). When he comes, the Antichrist will claim to be God -- but he also will deny the truth of Christ and oppose those who follow Him. The key is to know God’s truth . . . believe God’s truth . . . and live by God’s truth.

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The Rev. William M. and Evangelsit Helen L. Gorham will celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday at the C.E. Willie Auditorium, 200 Hawkins Ave., Sanford. Various singers will perform.

Beaver Creek Baptist Church

The Single Adult Ministry will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Family Life Center. Baptist men will meet and have breakfast at 8 a.m. Sunday in the Family Life Center. The Choir Ministry will meet at 4:30 p.m. Sunday to practice. The church is located at 2280 Nicholson Road in Cameron.

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The Deacons and Mothers will have their 3rd annual “Black and White� luncheon at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Speaking on behalf of the Deacons will be the Rev. Paul McNeil of Christian Life Family Worship Center in Sanford and on behalf of the Mothers will be Evangelist Marlene Jefferies of Divine Outreach Church of Christ in Sanford. The theme is “Empowering Leaders to Build and Achieve Great Things.� Subtheme is “Go, Serve, Love� Galatians 5:13. Everyone is invited. The colors for this event are black and white. The church is located at 17935 Hwy. 64 West in Siler City.

East Sanford Baptist Church

The Rev. Paul J. Shields will present the sermon, “Jail Break,� at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The church is located 1333 Carthage St. in Sanford.

Center United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Women will attend a mission study at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke United Methodist Church. The youth and leaders will assist in packaging meals for Stop Hunger Now project at St. Luke’s at 2 p.m. Saturday. The church is located at 4141 S. Plank Road in Sanford.

Church of Many Colors

Elder Sylvester Quick will speak at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The church is located at 2320 Pilson Road in Lemon Springs.

Pastor Steve L. Chesney will deliver the message at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Bring any canned goods and or bottled water to donate for HAITI Relief food drive. The church is located at 700 Bragg St. in Sanford.

First Church of Christ Disciples of Christ The church will hold a state rally at 2 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited.

First Congregational Christian Church Lee Lamm will be the guest speaker at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The church is located at 328 McIver St. in Sanford.

Grace Chapel Church

The Rev. Robbie Gibson will speak at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. AWANA will meet at 5:20 p.m. and the Rev. Robbie Gibson will speak at the 6 p.m. worship service. The men’s prayer breakfast will be held at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Wenger’s Restaurant. A birthday party for Jonathan Johnson sponsored by Ginny Morris Sunday School Class will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Ron’s Barn. The church is located at 300 North Ave. in Sanford.

Dr. Holland will speak on “A Full House� at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. AWANA meets at 6 p.m. and youth Bible studies, women’s Bible studies and evening service begin at 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 2605 Jefferson Davis Hwy. in Sanford.

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Emmanuel Baptist Church The Adoration Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at the church. A fellowship will follow so bring finger foods. The church is located at 632 McCrimmon Road in Carthage.

Emmanuel Glorious Church of God Letonia Lee White will preach her initial sermon at 3 p.m. Sunday at the

Worship service and a free lunch will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Dress casual. Everyone is invited. The church is located at 608 Odd Fellow St. in Sanford.

Gulf Presbyterian Church Bible Study will be held at 10 a.m. in the Margaret Palmer Fellowship Hall. 11:00, The Rev. Benton’s sermon will be "The First Sermon" at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. For directions visit the website at www.gulfpresby-

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Chapel Holiness Church rendering the service. The church is located at 8604 Pittsboro/Goldston Road in Goldston.

Tom Stamman of Impace Ministries International will speak at 7 p.m. Monday at the Civic Center. Admission is free.

New Bethel Freewill Baptist Church

Holly Springs Baptist Church The Baptist Men’s annual pancake supper will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the fellowship hall. All-you-can-eat for $5. Proceeds will benefit the Benevolence Fund. The public is invited to attend. Baptist Men's Day will be observed at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The church is located at 385 Holly Springs Church Road in Broadway.

Lemon Springs Baptist Church Baptist men’s day will be observed Sunday with Brian Upshaw of the Baptist State Convention speaking. Everyone is invited. The church is located at 576 Sanders Road in Lemon Springs.

Mission of Hope Independent Church The community fellowship will sponsor a program at 2 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. John McNeill of New Beginnings for Christ Independent Church speaking. Everyone is invited. The church is located at 522 John Garner Road in Sanford.

Mt. Carmel Pentecostal Holiness Assembly A missionary program will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. The church is located at 744 Minter School Road in Sanford.

Mt. Herman AME Zion Church The annual church installation service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Jerry Powell of Alston

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YPCI will fellowship at 6 p.m. today with members and guests. A spaghetti dinner will be served. The public is invited. A care program will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday with Minister Renee Harris speaking. Music will be provided by the New Bethel Choir and Ties That Bind. The church is located at 1142 Boykin Ave. in Sanford.

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New Life Praise Church (SBC) Pastor Josh will continue with the series of messages on “Living Righteously� at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. A verse by verse study and discussion from the book of Revelation is the focus of the 6 p.m. worship service. Adult Bible Studies, Kids Klub, and Uth meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The church is located at 2398 Wicker St. in Sanford.

Oak Grove Holiness Church A building fund program will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday with Pastor C.E. Willie of Rush Metropolotian AME Zion Church in Durham speaking. Soloist Herbert Hooker and the Gospel Assembly Chorus will render the music. The church is located at 202 Tempting Church Road in Sanford.

Recovery Room Ministries Pastor Nathan and Elect Lady Donna Hooker will render services at 11 a.m. Sunday at the McDonald Building in Carthage. All are welcome. The church is located at 203 McReynolds St. in Carthage.

The Carolinians will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. Everyone is invited. The church is located on Hwy. 42 in Goldston.

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A celebration of life musical program in honor of the late Mother Geraldine Cherry will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church. Musical guests include Greater Vision, Ties That Bind, New Birth and many more. The church is located at 2834 Dalrymple St. in Sanford.

Swann Station Baptist Church Baptist men’s day will be observed beginning at 10 a.m. with the men in charge of Sunday school and worship services. A men’s choir and the music minister will present special music and the Rev. Ed. Taylor, a church member and adult Sunday school teacher will deliver the message. Nursery will be provided. The church is located at 7592 Hwy. 87 S. in Sanford.

Trinity Lutheran Church The third Sunday after Epiphany service will be ministered by the Rev. Tim Martin. The first service will be held at 8:15 a.m. with Holy Communion and the second service will be at 10:30 a.m. The annual congregation meeting and covered dish lunch will follow the second service. Bring your favorite casserole, salad or meat tray. Desserts and drinks will be provided. Gamblers Anonymous (GA) will meet at 8 p.m. today. The church is located at 525 Carthage St. in Sanford.

Word Changer Harvest Center Pastors Samuel and Clara Dowdy will have a pre-anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. Sunday featuring the Traveling Sons of Pittsboro, the Dowdy Boys-Next Generation of Pittsboro, JD Williams and the Gospel Echoes of Sanford, the Gloryland Community Choir of Sanford, Mt. Olive Male Chorus of Moncure and New Vision of Sanford. The church is located at 1444 Tramway Road in Sanford.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RICHARD E. JOHNSON AND HATTIE JOHNSON DATED AUGUST 12, 1994 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 538 AT PAGE 973 IN THE LEE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

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ly right-of-way line of Pinehurst Street South 51 degs. 27 mins. East 152.07 feet to the BEGINNING and being all of Lot No. 10 and a portion of Lot No. 9, Block G, as shown on Map No. 2, Pinehurst Division, recorded in Map Book 6, page 47, Lee County Registry. And Being more commonly known as: 800 Pine Ridge St, Sanford, NC 27330 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Richard E. Johnson and Hattie Johnson. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.

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The date of this Notice is January 14, 2010. ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE STREET ADDRESS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY: 3055 Bourbon Street, Sanford, NC 27332 07-95484 Notice & Disclaimer: Grady Ingle The listed street adSubstitute Trustee dress may be incor8520 Cliff Cameron rect and is stated Drive, Suite 300 hereby for informaCharlotte, NC 28269 tional and reference (704) 333-8107 purposes only. The http://shapiroattorSubstitute Trustee neys.com/nc/ makes no certifications or warranties that said street adEXECUTOR NOdress is accurate or TICE correct. It is each potential bidder's duty HAVING qualified as to determine with Executor of the estate his/her own title exof Bobby Joe Mckenamination that said dall, deceased, late of street address is corLee County, North rect and matches the Carolina, this is to above legal descripnotify all persons tion. The above legal having claims against description describes the estate of said dethe property being ceased to present sold and shall be conthem to the undertrolling. signed within three months from January PRESENT RECORD 15, 2010 or this notice OWNERS as reflected will be pleaded in bar on the records of the of their recovery. All Register of Deeds not persons indebted to more than 10 days said estate please prior to posting the make immediate paynotice are Christoment. This 15, day of pher A. Tabon and January, 2010. Timmy R. Tabon Bobbie Mcdonald 390 Grant Street Trustee may, in the Sanford, NC, 27330 Trustee's sole discreExecutor/trix tion, delay the sale of the estate of for up to one hour as Bobby Joe Mckendall provided in NCGS (1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5) §45-21.23. NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTIn the event EE'S SALE OF that this sale is one of REAL ESTATE residential real property with less than 15 UNDER AND rental units, an order BY VIRTUE OF the for possession of the power and authority property may be iscontained in that cersued pursuant to tain Deed of Trust NCGS §45-21.29 in faexecuted and deliv- vor of the purchaser ered by Christopher and against the party A. Tabon and Timmy or parties in possesR. Tabon, Wife and sion by the Clerk of Husband, dated the Superior Court of the 29th day of June, County in which the 2006, and recorded in property is sold. Any the Office of the Reg- person who occupies ister of Deeds for Lee the property purCounty, North Carosuant to a rental lina, in Book 1037 at agreement entered inPage 20 and because to or renewed on or of default in the pay- after October 1, 2007, ment of the indebtedmay, after receiving ness thereby secured the notice of sale, terand failure to carry minate the rental out and perform the agreement upon 10 stipulations and days written notice to agreements therein the landlord. That contained and, purupon termination of suant to demand of a the owner and holder rental agreement, the of the indebtedness tenant is liable for secured by said Deed rent due under the of Trust, the under- rental agreement prosigned Substitute rated to the effective Trustee will expose date of the terminafor sale at public auction. tion to the highest bidder for cash at the Should usual place of sale in the the County Courtproperty be purhouse of Lee County, chased by a third parin the city of Sanford, ty, that person must North Carolina, at pay the tax of forty10:00 am on the 2nd five (45) cents per day of February, 2010, One Hundred Dollars all that certain parcel ($100.00) required by of land, more particuNCGS §7A-308 (a)(1). larly described as fol- This sale is also sublows: ject to any applicable county and/or state IMPROVEMENTS: land transfer and/or House and lot/Condorevenue tax, and the minium/or Lot successful third party

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be LEGAL DESCRIPadvised that you may TION: BEING of all terminate the rental agreement upon 10 Lot 3055 in a subdividays written notice to sion known as CAROLINA TRACE LAUthe landlord. You REL THICKET may be liable for rent due under the agree- NORTH SHORE, and the same being duly ment prorated to the recorded in Book of effective date of the

bidder shall be required to make payment for such tax. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, trans-

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fer and conveyance Substitute Trustee EXECUTOR NOTICE 2003 Nissan Maxima SE Like New Inside & Out "AS IS, WHERE IS". Neither the Trustee Having qualified as Aut - Spoiler - Moon Roof nor the holder of the David Executor of the estate Cass. & CD. 78,000 Miles note secured by the R. Caudle of Annie Lee Cox $10,500 919-548-5286 Home 919-837-5565 Deed of Trust/SecuriJohnson, deceased, ty Instrument, or late of Lee County, 2006 Honda Accord EX V6 both, being fore- President & Attorney North Carolina, this White loaded 21,000 closed, nor the offiat Law is to notify all per- Miles 1 Owner Garaged. cers, directors, attorsons having claims Exc. Condition $16,500 neys, employees, against the estate of 776-3949 - 770-6069 agents or authorized State Bar Number said deceased to presrepresentative of ei6075 ent them to the un- 2009 Chevy Malibu 2LT 6 Cylinder Automatic ther Trustee of the dersigned within holder of the note three months from with all the extras $20,500 Call (919)356-4399 for make any representa2101 Rexford Road, January 8, 2010 or more information tion or warranty reSuite 165W this notice will be lating to the title or pleaded in bar of Automobile Policy: Three any physical, envitheir recovery. All different automobile ads per household per year at the ronmental, health or Charlotte, North persons indebted to “Family Rate�. In excess of 3, safety conditions exCarolina 28211 said estate please billing will be at the isting in, on, at, or remake immediate pay“Business Rate�. lating to the property ment. This 8, day of Best Prices on New and http://www.caudlebeing offered for sale, January, 2010. Used Auto Parts & Glass lawfirm.com and any and all reGary S. Beal 09-SP-0334 Windshields & sponsibilities or lia317 Winterlocken Headliners Installed NOTICE OF bilities arising out of Drive 777-9000 SERVICE or in any way relatSanford, NC, 27330 OF PROCESS BY TIRED OF THE COLD? ing to any such condiPUBLICATION WE’RE TURNING UP tion expressly are disMelanie J. UnderTHE HEAT claimed. This sale is wood STATE OF NORTH made subject to all 507 Gulf St. How about some hot deals CAROLINA prior liens, unpaid Sanford, NC 27330 on some great wheels.Over LEE COUNTY 50 vehicles ready to go. taxes, special assessments, land transfer Executor/trix A small deposit will IN THE GENERAL hold your vehicles taxes, if any, encumof the estate of until tax time. COURT Annie Lee Cox Johnbrances of record, inOF JUSTICE DIScluding prior Deeds son On the lot No Interest Financing TRICT (1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29) of Trust. We want your business COURT DIVISION The PUBLIC NOTICE FILE NO. 09-J-69: IN Substitute RE: COWLES Trustee reserves the ...TAKE notice that right to require a as of January 22, cash deposit or certi- TO: THE UNKNOWN 2010, fied check made paya- FATHER of a male ju- Gregory A. Keily, venile Plaintiff, is no longer ble to the Substitute born on or about 01- responsible for the Trustee (no personal checks) for five per- 20-2009 in Fayettville, debts of Barbara R. cent (5%) of the pur- Cumberland County, Keily , Defendant. NC This is the 21 day of chase price or seven and conceived in January, 2010. hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever Spring Lake, Harnett County, NC on or (1/22,1/29,2/5,2/12) is greater, at the time of the sale. The sale about April 2008 with 100 mother Amanda Miwill be held open for chele Cowles. Announcements ten (10) days for upset bids as by law reTAKE NOTICE that quired. Following the 110 expiration of the stat- a petition seeking reSpecial Notices lief against you has utory upset bid peribeen Half-Price Except 3-4 items od, all remaining amounts are due im- filed in the above en- Everything Must Go! Tools, mediately. If the titled action. The na- What-not Stands, Pictures. ture of the relief 9-4:30 Tues-Fri. Al’s Sales Trustee is unable to sought is as 1429 Carthage St. 774convey title to this 4733 property for any rea- follows: The Petitionson, the sole remedy er seeks to terminate your parental rights WILL MOVE OLD JUNK of the purchaser is CARS! BEST PRICES to the the return of the dePAID. Call for complete posit. Reasons of juvenile. You are encar delivery price. titled to attend any such McLeod’s Auto Crushing. hearing affecting inability to convey inDay 499-4911. your rights. clude, but are not limNight 776-9274. If you are indigent, ited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition you are entitled to ap130 pointed counsel and prior to the sale and Lost you may reinstatement of the loan without the contact the Lee CounLost Wedding Ring ty Clerk of Superior knowledge of the Jan 9th; believed lost near Court, Juvenile DiviTrustee. If the validiCivic Center. Pear Shaped sion, Diamond w/2 Stones, Platity of the sale is chalLee County Courtlenged by any party, num. Call:910-458-4057 house, Sanford, the Trustee, in their North Carolina, im140 sole discretion, if mediately they believe the chalFound to request counsel. lenge to have merit, This is a new case Found a Boxer may declare the sale Terrier Mixed Dog, to be void and return and any attorney apFound on Cox Maddox pointed the deposit. The purRoad. Call to Claim. previously will not chaser will have no 919-478-1578 further remedy. represent you in this proceeding unless ordered Found small Dog w/ THIS IS A by the Court. You collar around Brickyard COMMUNICATION may hire a lawyer of Junction on Colon Rd. Bull FROM A DEBT COLyour choice at any Terrier type. Very friendly! LECTOR. THE PUR919-478-3606 time, or POSE OF THIS COMyou may waive the MUNICATION IS TO Male Miniature Schnauzer COLLECT A DEBT right to a lawyer and Mix Found On Buffalo Lake represent yourself. AND ANY INFOR-

MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This the 12th day of January, 2010.

The Caudle Law Firm, P.A.,

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty days after January 8, 2010, the first date of this publication (not later than February 17, 2010) and upon your failure to answer the petition within the time prescribed, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought and your parental rights to the juvenile will be terminated. Any parental rights of you as the unknown or possible parent will be terminated upon entry of the order of termination of parental rights. This the 8 day of January, 2010.

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300 Businesses/Services 340 Landscaping/ Gardening For Sale: Used 1 Season Craftsman Riding Lawn Mower, $900 Or Best Offer. 919-498-1914 Winter Driveway Special 5 Ton Crush & Run Delivered $100 Larger Loads and Tractor Spreading also Available (919) 777-8012

370 Home Repair

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200 Transportation 240 Cars - General

Tron D. Faulk Attorney for Peti- 1995 Mustang GT 5.0 Engine, 5sp needs paint tioners $2700 OBO. 1996 Toyota Post Office Box 486 Camry 4 Dr. $2500 firm Sanford, NC 27330 919-498-0834 (919) 708-6866

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420 Help Wanted General

400 Employment 420 Help Wanted General SHIPPING/WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR JOB DESCRIPTION BASIC DUTIES Under general supervision, assists manager by communicating, monitoring and insuring that daily instructions are being carried out. Assists with records, communicates freight data and generates reporting information for management. Supports and follows Company policies, procedures and rules of conduct. Assures employee interaction between leads and crew is consistent, fair and uniform with Company practice and problems are reported back to management. Administers daily assignments. Monitors, order and routine to

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425 Help Wanted Child Care Building Blocks is now accepting applications for a full time 1 year old teacher. Credentials 1 & 2 or higher education. Apply in Person. Call: 910-436-0346

430 Help Wanted Sales Sales positions avail. Salary + comm. Must have high energy and be self-motivated. Toyota of Sanford Call 919-895-6526 EOE DFW

455 Help Wanted Trades Electrical Controls Designer Responsible for layout, assembly, wiring, testing, programming and installation of electrical control panels for custom automated machinery. Typical devices include AC/DC drives, PLC’s, relays, pneumatic valves, and a variety of inductive and optical sensors. Requires skill with power

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460 Help Wanted Clerical/Admin

615 Appliances

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660 Sporting Goods/ Health & Fitness GOT STUFF? CALL CLASSIFIED! SANFORD HERALD CLASSIFIED DEPT., 718-1201 or 718-1204.

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675 Pets/Animals *Pets/Animals Policy: Three different (Pet) ads per household per year at the “Family Rate�. In excess of 3, billing will be at the “Business Rate�.

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