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Berger requests recount after Page’s narrow lead holds through canvass

Senate Leader Phil Berger seeks recount in SD-26 GOP primary, after canvass confirms he trails Sheriff Sam Page by 23 votes in one of the tightest races in NC history.

Andrew Pomeranz

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Critics Say Counties Using Bait-And-Switch Tactics on Tax Hikes

RALEIGH — The 2010 results signal a marked difference from the past two years, when voters rallied against quarter-cent sales tax hikes by wide margins. In 2008, increases passed just three of 34 times on the ballot, often voted down by 3-to-1 margins.

David N. Bass

Berger requests recount after Page’s narrow lead holds through canvass

Critics Say Counties Using Bait-And-Switch Tactics on Tax Hikes

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