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DNC 2012
6:02 am
Thu October 18, 2012

DNC Fundraisers Came Up $12.5M Short

Bobcats EVP Bill Duffy hands TWC Arena keys to DNCC CEO Steve Kerrigan. Photo: Julie Rose
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The Charlotte host committee of the DNC has revealed it came up $12.5 million short of its fundraising goal for the convention and was forced to tap a line of credit guaranteed by Duke Energy. 

WFAE's Julie Rose has been pouring through documents filed with the Federal Election Commission late last night and joins All Things Considered Host Mark Rumsey to share some analysis.

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Local News
9:39 am
Wed October 17, 2012

Coal Ash Produces High Arsenic Levels In Mountain Island Lake, Study Finds

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A Duke University study has found high levels of coal ash contaminants in rivers and lakes downstream from coal-fired power plants. Mountain Island Lake, which provides drinking water to the Charlotte area, is one of the lakes tested that show the highest amounts of arsenic.  

The study tested 11 North Carolina lakes and rivers, and it found smaller ones like Mountain Island had the highest levels of coal ash toxins. 

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DNC 2012
5:00 am
Fri August 31, 2012

DNC Time: Protests Lead The Way

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Official DNC activities kick off with a street festival Monday Uptown. But protest activity will be underway even before then.  WFAE's Julie Rose will be following the action in the streets all week and joins  Morning Edition Host Duncan McFadyen for a preview.

McFadyen: When and where do we expect to see the largest protests?

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Duke Energy Director Details 'Friction' During
6:05 pm
Fri August 24, 2012

Duke Energy Director Details 'Friction' During Merger With Progress

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Business
12:00 am
Thu August 16, 2012

Blended Duke/Progress Fleets Bring Savings

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The trading floor at Duke Energy's Uptown headquarters.
Meteorologist Steve Leyton tries to forecast the exact temperature for each hour in the day.
John Verderame on the trading floor.
Kent Cundiff makes the call to start up another power plant.
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The merger between Duke and Progress Energy is still under investigation by state regulators, but that hasn't stopped the companies from moving ahead with the marriage.

They're actually obligated to start generating significant savings for customers right off the bat. Much of those savings originate in a heavily-secured room full of computer screens at Duke's Uptown headquarters.

As marriages go, Duke and Progress are a blended family in the Carolinas, not unlike the Brady Bunch.

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Business
2:20 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

Duke CEO Reassures Florida Regulators

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Duke CEO Jim Rogers again took questions from regulators today - this time in Florida, where the company now has a presence thanks to its merger with Progress Energy.

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