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		<description><![CDATA[The vision of the Civitas Institute is of a North Carolina whose citizens enjoy liberty and prosperity derived from limited government, personal responsibility and civic engagement. The mission of the Civitas Institute is to facilitate the implementation of conservative policy solutions to improve the lives of all North Carolinians.]]></description>
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		<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:27:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Two-thirds of North Carolina Voters Are Worried about Crime in Their Neighborhood]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/72706.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Majority think President Biden was involved in Hunter's business dealings in Ukraine and China.<br><i>( Published Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 10:56 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:56:51 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump, Robinson Lead among NC GOP Primary Voters]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/67793.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Voters remain largely undecided in other key state races<br><i>( Published Sunday, May 7th, 2023 @ 4:52 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 7 May 2023 04:52:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[North Carolina U.S. Senate Race Too Close to Call]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/59718.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Voter I.D. garners more support than the president or the governor<br><i>( Published Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 @ 12:36 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 4 Oct 2022 00:36:28 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CIVITAS POLL: 3/4 of Voters Say We're in a Recession]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/55834.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Civitas Poll shows most consider inflation a 'huge' problem<br><i>( Published Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 9:09 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 6 Jul 2022 21:09:42 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Locke's Donald Bryson dissects Civitas Poll results for Beasley/Budd primary]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/55103.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">John Locke Foundation President Donald Bryson discusses post-primary Civitas Poll results in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race between Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd.<br><i>( Published Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 @ 11:10 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 1 Jun 2022 23:10:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CIVITAS POLL: Tight Race for NC's Senate Seat]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/55091.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Survey shows clear majority of likely general election voters support a Parent's Bill of Rights<br><i>( Published Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 7:14 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 May 2022 07:14:58 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CIVITAS POLL: 2/3 of NC Voters Think Economy Is Worsening]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/54130.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">New Civitas Poll shows 54% believe Biden has hurt the economy<br><i>( Published Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 @ 2:43 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 May 2022 14:43:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[John Locke Foundation and Civitas Institute to Join Forces]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42991.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The intellectual forces that have driven three decades of freedom-forward research and policy reforms in North Carolina will merge their capabilities, ensuring that North Carolinians' liberties are robustly defended and advanced as we enter this next decade.<br><i>( Published Monday, January 4th, 2021 @ 6:54 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 4 Jan 2021 18:54:04 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Disgraceful Race Baiting Attack Emerges on Two NC Judicial Candidates in Closest Statewide Race]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42907.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The Charlotte Observer published an inflammatory, race baiting, factless opinion piece that is a disservice to its readers and is insulting to Chief Justice Cherie Beasley and Chief Justice-elect Paul Newby.<br><i>( Published Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 @ 9:32 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Dec 2020 21:32:18 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Government Programs Can Never Replicate the Value of Voluntary Charity]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42783.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">One of the biggest political and cultural shifts over 90 or so years is the clamoring for the government to do more in just about every area of society.<br><i>( Published Saturday, December 26th, 2020 @ 11:08 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Dec 2020 11:08:31 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incompetence, Not Malice, Likely Behind NCAE's Illegal Contributions To Cooper, Blue]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42804.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The North Carolina Association of Educators Political Action Committee (NCAE PAC) included in its second-quarter 2020 finance report contributions to Gov. Roy Cooper's and NC Sen. Dan Blue's campaigns in excess of the legal limit.<br><i>( Published Thursday, December 24th, 2020 @ 3:46 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Dec 2020 03:46:26 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Democrat Controlled Local Election Boards Find Little Merit in Beasley's Protests]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42608.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Chief Justice Cheri Beasley only picked up five votes after a statewide machine recount<br><i>( Published Monday, December 14th, 2020 @ 5:31 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:31:24 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Democrats and Republicans: They May Not Be Who We Think They Are]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42397.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Are our political parties realigning? The last two elections certainly provide some strong evidence to think so.<br><i>( Published Monday, December 14th, 2020 @ 1:47 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:47:12 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stop Quoting Election Law; We're Counting Ballots!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42637.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The NC State Board of Elections dealt with a difficulty in how to conduct a recount with a practical solution<br><i>( Published Monday, December 14th, 2020 @ 1:12 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:12:06 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Assessing the Election and the 2020 Education Agenda]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42443.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">2020 has been a tough year for North Carolina public schools.<br><i>( Published Monday, December 7th, 2020 @ 12:59 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 7 Dec 2020 12:59:01 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State Audit Raises Yet More Questions About NC Department of Public Instruction]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42444.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Yesterday State Auditor, Beth Wood, released results of an audit highly critical of how the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) allocated $180 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds.<br><i>( Published Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 6:10 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 4 Dec 2020 18:10:13 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It Is About Time To Certify the NC Chief Justice Race]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42380.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">After much acrimony and protest, Paul Newby still stands about four hundred votes ahead of incumbent Cheri Beasley in the race for chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.<br><i>( Published Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020 @ 10:16 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 2 Dec 2020 10:16:24 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A Simple Thanksgiving Lesson You Can Learn From Hank Williams]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42326.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Gratitude is everything. Gratitude brings joy. When we are thankful we are much more apt to look up to the heavens or look beyond ourselves.<br><i>( Published Friday, November 27th, 2020 @ 10:28 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:28:25 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former NC Elections Official Weighs in on Chief Justice Beasley Attempts To Change Ballot Totals]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42296.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">State Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley lost her reelection bid to Justice Paul Newby by 406 votes (as of November 19).<br><i>( Published Friday, November 27th, 2020 @ 8:20 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Nov 2020 08:20:08 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Will Elections Boards Permit "Cheri-Mandering" of Early and Provisional Ballots?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42273.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">As of November 19, NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley lost her reelection bid to Justice Paul Newby by 406 votes.<br><i>( Published Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 @ 10:33 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:33:23 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Robeson Delivers Conservative Magic Once Again]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42245.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">If Republican Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby's 406 vote lead survives a recount and he makes history as North Carolina's 30th Chief Justice he can thank a once Democratic stronghold that has gone red for providing his margin of victory.<br><i>( Published Monday, November 23rd, 2020 @ 11:19 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Nov 2020 11:19:58 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[No, Texas Didn't Turn Blue. Why, Is Worth Reviewing.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42244.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Would Texas turn blue? A lot of people were asking that question in recent months as Democrats poured millions into the state to flip it.<br><i>( Published Monday, November 23rd, 2020 @ 12:53 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:53:42 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Can There Be Unity and Healing With Attacks on Religious Liberty and an Erosion of Rights?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42194.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Some politicians, including Joe Biden and many of his supporters, are continually calling for unity and healing in the wake of a probable victory in the presidential race.<br><i>( Published Friday, November 20th, 2020 @ 12:59 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:59:48 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NCAE Said They Would "Change the Players in the Game." Did They?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42218.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">For the past two years the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) has been mobilizing and organizing to elect lawmakers who are more aligned with the organization's views on public education.<br><i>( Published Thursday, November 19th, 2020 @ 3:09 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:09:58 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tills-Cunningham senate race, most expensive ever]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/42121.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">To the surprise of no one, OpenSecrets.org is reporting that the Tillis-Cunningham Senate race is the most expensive Senate race of all time.<br><i>( Published Sunday, November 15th, 2020 @ 9:04 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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