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AP takes a look at the North Carolina governor's race, where Republican Pat McCrory looks like a fairly good bet to pull off an upset over Democrat Beverly Perdue.
"(McCrory) threw a monkey wrench into the governor's race," said longtime state Democratic operative Brad Crone. "There was a general assumption that Perdue had the upper hand ... (but) it is truly up for grabs."

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