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Miss North Carolina 2006 waves to an audience as she prepares for a flight with the Red Barons on May 17, 2006.

Obama Wins N.C. Primary - May 6, 2008

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle take the podium at a celebration held on N.C. State campus after the N.C. primary on May 6, 2008.

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Winter birds make flight in Pettigrew State Park in eastern North Carolina.

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Cameron Crazies cheer during a game against the UNC Tar Heels on February 2, 2007.

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A flower blooms in April at the WRAL Gardens in Raleigh.

WRAL Gardens

A butterfly alights from a flower in the WRAL Gardens in Raleigh.

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Grandfather mountain - Daniel Boone trail.

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A mother and daugther run together in the 2007 Race for the Cure in Raleigh.

Highland Games, North Carolina

A singer and drummer for Scottish band Albanach performs at the Highland Games at Grandfather Mountain on July 14, 2007.

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Bag pipers of all ages march to the durge at the Highland Games at Grandfather Mountain on July 14, 2007.

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Two boys wrestle Scottish style at the 2007 Highland Games at Grandfather Mountain.

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Thousands flocked to downtown Raleigh for the largest annual bug event in the nation on September 16, 2006.

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Riders swing on the gigantic swing in the middle of the N.C. State Fairgrounds on October 18, 2006.

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North Carolina State Fair 2006.

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Snow falls softly on Wood Lake in Durham on February 1, 2007.

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The sun sets on the Blue Ridge mountains near Blowing Rock.

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Brazilian tall ship, "Cisne Branco" enters the harbor area for the 2006 Tall Ships event in Beaufort, North Carolina.