|Cut off funding for Planned Parenthood, overriding its Democratic Governor's veto to do so. The Democratic Governor also vetoed a [[sonogram law]] and a requirement of a 24-hour waiting period after state-mandated counseling before having an abortion, and legislature seems to be one vote short of being able to override.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/06/28/business-us-abortion-nc_8538727.html</ref>
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|First cut off funding for Planned Parenthood, overriding its Democratic Governor's veto to do so, and then overrode her veto to pass a [[sonogram law]] and a requirement of a 24-hour waiting period after state-mandated counseling before having an abortion.
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|Became the third state, after Kansas and Indiana above, to terminate this funding for the nation's largest [[abortion]] provider
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|Became the third state, after Kansas and Indiana above, to terminate this funding for the nation's largest [[abortion]] provider, and the second state, after Texas, to pass a good [[sonogram law]].
|North Carolina is a must-win state for [[Obama]] in 2012, so much so that the Democratic National Convention will be there
|North Carolina is a must-win state for [[Obama]] in 2012, so much so that the Democratic National Convention will be there