Gambling

Why should Liddy have all the fun? Want to be a DC high-roller living it up in the Watergate Hotel parlor? Pull the lever and roll the dice. Just keep in mind that it's North Carolina's future you're playing with (not that Liddy would).

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I was just reading this on Binker's blog.

The House and Senate apportioned funding for the High Point (Furniture) Market differently. The House budget would have given $1 million to the Department of Commerce to promote the marketing of the state's furniture industry. The Senate budget would have given that money directly to the International Home Furnishing Market Authority, a High Point nonprofit that runs the annual trade show.
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In this particular case, Owens spoke up to say, "The furniture market out in Las Vegas is starting to clean North Carolina's clock." The High Point Market needed the help directly.