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	Meg Scott Phipps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After two campaign aides were indicted and one pled guilty to federal fraud and extortion charges, North Carolina governor Mike Easley asked her to resign her position, a position she held fast to through a month of additional investigations.
		Phipps finally resigned her position on 6 June 2003 and was replaced by interim commissioner Britt Cobb.
		In October 2003, Phipps was tried and found guilty in state court on perjury and obstruction of justice charges; soon afterwards, she pled guilty to 5 of the original 30 federal charges, including fraud, conspiracy, and witness tampering.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meg_Scott_Phipps (283 words)

	newsobserver.com \| Cobb seeks agriculture post
		Britt Cobb, the man who steadfastly said he was not a politician, is running for state agriculture commissioner.
		Cobb said he thought at the time that he would fill in for a few weeks and return to his position as assistant director of marketing.
		Cobb said he would devote resources to protecting the state's food supply against disease and terrorism and promised to work aggressively for a federal tobacco quota buyout, which many farmers see as the industry's salvation.
	www.newsobserver.com /645/story/277745.html (611 words)

	North Carolina Department of Administration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Britt Cobb was raised on a tobacco farm in the Wilson County town of Elm City.
		Cobb has organized and participated in trade activities in more than 60 countries around the world and served on numerous boards and committees on international marketing and trade.
		On August 11, 2005, Cobb was appointed deputy secretary for government operations in the Department of Administration.
	www.doa.state.nc.us /bio.htm (267 words)

	Gov. Easley Appoints Britt Cobb Agriculture Commissioner
		Cobb is a past president of the N.C. World Trade Association and serves on its board of directors.
		Cobb is a member of the N.C. District Export Council, World Trade Center of North Carolina Board of Directors, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture/Food Marketing Institute Trade Show Advisory Committee, Commonwealth Business Park Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Raleigh, and the University of North Carolina Educational Foundation.
		Cobb was born in Rocky Mount and reared on a tobacco farm in Elm City.
	www.ncgov.com /asp/subpages/news_release_view.asp?nrid=1192 (419 words)

	News 14 Carolina \| 24 Hour Local News \| TOP STORIES
		Cobb's appointment had been expected, although a statement that he wouldn't seek election to the post worried Democratic leaders who wanted an incumbent who would be on the ballot in 2004.
		Cobb said Monday that he is rethinking his earlier stance and will decide within a couple of weeks whether to run for a full term.
		Cobb was named interim commissioner in June after Phipps resigned because of a campaign finance scandal involving carnival companies interested in doing business at the N.C. State Fair.
	www.news14charlotte.com /content/top_stories?ArID=48213&addvid=29952 (456 words)

	WILSONDAILY.COM
		Following his concession to Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler in 2004, Cobb, a Democrat, was appointed deputy secretary of government operations for the Department of Administration.
		Cobb, who grew up on a farm near Elm City, said when he joined the Department of Administration last year he never anticipated being named secretary of the department.
		Cobb said his first official appearance as department secretary will be in Wilson at the Feb. 1 Chamber of Commerce meeting.
	www.wilsondaily.com /Wil_region/Local_News/352711461016783.php (501 words)

	A Disgraceful Tradition
		There is no, absolutely no legitimate argument in favor of what Cobb and his political allies are attempting to do in overturning the results of his 2004 contest with Republican Steve Troxler.
		And yet Cobb’s lawyers are trying to do exactly that, with the active connivance of the three Democrats on the North Carolina State Board of Elections, in offering up the absurd notion of holding a new statewide election for the office.
		If he does not, Cobb will be remembered either as a buffoon who cost taxpayers millions of dollars in a fruitless grab for power, or as a miscreant who was tapped to end a culture of state corruption but, in the end, chose to perpetuate it.
	carolinajournal.com /jhdailyjournal/display_jhdailyjournal.html?id=2076 (536 words)

	News 14 Carolina \| 24 Hour Local News \| HEADLINES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Cobb said he hopes to help stabilize a department that weathered some hard times then.
		Those who work with Cobb say he did a great job as interim commissioner, and they say he's the perfect fit to lead this office permanently.
		Cobb says he is ready for the challenges of being commissioner.
	rdu.news14.com /content/headlines?ArID=39933&SecID=2 (272 words)

	FairVote - NC - Concession ends
		Cobb said that by Thursday night, he was "99 percent sure" that he would concede.
		Cobb, credited with stabilizing the department after Phipps' resignation, initially said he would not run to keep the job but changed his mind.
		Cobb said he did not have future job plans and batted away questions about the possibility he would continue to work with the department as a consultant.
	www.fairvote.org /?page=1024 (1018 words)

	NC Office of The Governor News Release
		Cobb is a 1971 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
		Cobb is a past president of the North Carolina World Trade Association and serves on their Board of Directors.
		Cobb replaces Gwynn Swinson who is resigning the post at the end of the month to accept a position at Duke University.
	www.governor.state.nc.us /News_FullStory.asp?id=2732 (378 words)

	Federal Review Dot Com
		In that scenario, if Democrat Britt Cobb were to close the margin and win, he'd need to get 75.8% of those votes.
		Under that plan, if turnout were the same as on election day (and it wouldn't be), Britt Cobb would need to get 54.8% of the revote in order to win.
		If getting Cobb 55% or 75% of the Carteret Co. vote was impossible, surely it would be easier to get 50.00000001% when George Bush and Richard Burr aren't on the same ballot.
	www.federalreview.com /2004_12_26_blogarchive.htm (1566 words)

	ZoomInfo Web Summary: W. Cobb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Cobb said he will examine the State Fair contract for his own knowledge, not because he expects to find any improprieties.
		Cobb said he doesn't think he's going to fill the position of deputy commissioner Mike Blanton, who was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday and resigned Sunday.
		Easley called in the afternoon and Cobb was sworn in at 4 p.m.
	www.zoominfo.com /directory/Cobb_W._332572594.htm (505 words)

	Britt Cobb named ag commissioner
		Britt Cobb took the “interim” off of his title in early December.
		Cobb, who was named interim commissioner in June following Meg Scott Phipps' resignation, will serve the remainder of her term, which ends January 2005.
		Cobb, who is a career department employee, said he would decide before the end of 2003 whether to run for a full four-year term.
	southeastfarmpress.com /mag/farming_britt_cobb_named (169 words)

	Cobb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Cobb police dispatchers said the man, whose name has not been released, was taken into custody at 2:20 a.m.
		Published on: 02/17/05 A veteran Cobb County traffic cop was named Wednesday to be chief of the county's Police Department.
		Published on: 02/17/05 In last week's Cobb sections, we showed you some of the projects included in the proposal to add 1 percent to Cobb's sales tax, increasing it from 5 percent to 6 percent.
	bonose.com /Cobb.rss (633 words)

	Cobb - Awesome movies, movie search engine, movie reviews and movie news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Cobb, California Cobb is a town located in Lake County, California.
		Britt Cobb W. Britt Cobb, Jr is the current interim Commissioner of Agriculture for the state of North Carolina.
		Cobb was appointed to his current position in June of 2003 following the resignation of Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps.
	www.awesomemovies.info /Cobb.html (329 words)

	Britt Cobb: Unintentional politician
		Britt Cobb never intended to become a politician, but there he sits in the office that says Commissioner of Agriculture.
		North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley tapped Cobb as interim commissioner to fill the un-expired term of former ag commissioner Meg Scott Phipps after she resigned amid scandal.
		In deciding to run for the office of ag commissioner, Cobb says he looked at it as a way “to give back service to the department and the people of this state.
	southeastfarmpress.com /mag/farming_britt_cobb_unintentional/index.html (973 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		RALEIGH, N.C. -- Interim state Agriculture Commissioner Britt Cobb announced Monday that he will be a candidate for commissioner in the 2004 election.
		Cobb had served as interim commissioner since June 2003.
		Cobb, 54, has served in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for 31 years.
	www.officer.com /news/IBS/wral/news-1935762.html (158 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		RALEIGH, N.C. -- Democrat Britt Cobb conceded the election of state agriculture commissioner Friday morning just as the State Board of Elections was starting a meeting to try to resolve the lingering election.
		Cobb said he conceded so that the affidavits would not be used.
		Mike Easley thanked Cobb for his 18 months as agriculture commissioner and said that he welcomed Troxler in the post.
	www.officer.com /news/IBS/wral/news-2569158.html (418 words)

	Buncombe County Republicans
		North Carolinians knew Steve Troxler was the legitimate winner, and Britt Cobb did the right thing by ending this already lengthy election fight.
		"Britt Cobb has been unjustly enriched by his stalling tactics, and the State should take a hard look at restitution.
		After all, Britt Cobb had every incentive to drag his feet, and he did so for months at taxpayers' expense.
	www.buncombegop.org /troxler.html (274 words)

	Federal Review Dot Com
		Steve Troxler can't be expected to have the patience of Cobb.
		This is happening today in North Carolina, as Britt Cobb remains the state's Commissioner of Agriculture, despite losing his race to Republican Steve Troxler.
		Britt Cobb believes that even the voters can't, after they already have.
	www.federalreview.com /2005_01_23_blogarchive.htm (1454 words)

	Random Pundit
		Britt Cobb had a healthy fundraiser last week, bringing in more than $10,000.
		Cobb stepped in to the position as Agriculture Commissioner when Meg Scott Phipps resigned.
		While my endorsement counts for very little, Britt Cobb is my choice for Ag Commissioner.
	www.unc.edu /~mattcomp/blog.html (1008 words)

	WRAL.com - News - Cobb Refuses To Concede State Ag Commissioner Race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		RALEIGH, N.C. Democrat Britt Cobb announced Monday that he is not giving up his post to be state agriculture commissioner without a fight.
		Cobb said he wants a fair and lawful election and he will abide by whatever decision the state Board of Elections and the courts make.
		Cobb said his preference is not having a new $3 million statewide election, but rather a new election in Carteret County paid for by the manufacturer of the faulty machine.
	www.wral.com /news/4123751/detail.html (860 words)

	NC Rumors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Raleigh - Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) hailed the decision by state Agriculture Commissioner Britt Cobb to concede defeat to Steve Troxler, Friday, minutes before the State Board of Elections was to meet to make another court-ordered attempt to resolve the disputed race.
		“Britt Cobb is to be commended for his concession and accepting that the voters elected Steve Troxler as North Carolina’s Commissioner of Agriculture.”
		Many Democrats, including Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight (D-Dare), joined Republicans in urging Cobb to concede, agreeing Republican-leaning Carteret County's lost votes were unlikely to have tipped the race in Cobb's favor.
	www.ncrumors.com /modules/news/print.php?storyid=55 (249 words)

	News Clips for June 25, 2003
		Newly appointed interim N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Britt Cobb is slated to speak Thursday at the Upper Coastal Plain Research Station on Noble's Mill Pond Road.
		Mike Easley appointed Cobb to replace former Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps, who resigned this month amidst allegations of campaign misconduct.
		Cobb is coming to celebrate the station's 100th anniversary, said Clyde Bogle, Upper Coastal Plain Research Station superintendent.
	www.ncsu.edu /news/dailyclips/0603/062503.htm (4461 words)

	Britt Cobb Being Sworn In Monday As Agriculture Commissioner
		Britt Cobb Being Sworn In Monday As Agriculture Commissioner
		Raleigh - Gov. Mike Easley will officiate the swearing in of Britt Cobb as North Carolina’s Commissioner of Agriculture on Monday (Dec. 15) at 10:30 a.m., Old House Chambers, State Capitol (1 E. Edenton St.).
		On Dec. 8, Easley appointed Cobb commissioner to fill the unexpired term that ends in January 2005.
	www.ncgov.com /asp/subpages/news_release_view.asp?nrid=1203 (96 words)

	Basnight: Cobb should concede agriculture commissioner race (NC)
		The state's second-most-powerful Democrat says fellow party member Britt Cobb should concede defeat in the still unresolved race for agriculture commissioner.
		Cobb issued a statement Friday saying he shares Basnight's frustration with the situation and wants it resolved soon.
		It would be much cheaper for the State to pay Cobb the salary that the Ag commissioner gets for the next four years than to have a new race.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1322334/posts (1255 words)

	WRAL.com - News - Britt Cobb Becomes New State Ag Commissioner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		RALEIGH, N.C. Britt Cobb has been the interim state Ag Commissioner for months, but now his job is official.
		Cobb won praise for his handling of the process of selecting a midway operator for the state fair.
		When Cobb originally became interim Ag commissioner, he said he would not run in 2004.
	www.wral.com /news/2705888/detail.html (481 words)

	Cobb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Intergraph Awarded Contract to Supply Cobb EMC with Geospatial Resource Management Solution
		Survey: Cobb residents don't want 1 percent sales tax for road work, jail, courthouse
		Emma Jefferson Cobb, Detroit: Detroit schools music teacher
	bonose.com /Cobb-4.html (617 words)

	Aldaynet: Headquarters of the Republican Attack Squad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In a suprising turn of events Democrats in North Carolina are actually consenting to the will of the people and have asked their fellow Democrat, Britt Cobb, to stop trying to steal an election he lost to Republican Steve Troxler:
		A dozen Democrats asked fellow party member and Agriculture Commissioner Britt Cobb on Tuesday to withdraw his election protest to avoid a new statewide race with Republican Steve Troxler.
		In a letter to Cobb, who trails Troxler by 2,287 votes, the Democrats _ many of them Piedmont-area farmers _ said they “were greatly disturbed” by Cobb’s legal appeals in the weeks following the Nov. 2 election.
	www.aldaynet.org /article/826 (240 words)

	Amazon.com: PEOPLE: Britt Cobb, He fit the bill when the job cropped up: An article from: Business, North Carolina ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		June 6, the day Meg Scott Phipps resigned as North Carolina's agriculture commissioner, Britt Cobb was focused on his job marketing Tar Heel commodities around the globe.
		It was a staff member from the governor's office, asking Cobb to come chat about the Department of Agriculture's morale in the wake of Phipps' campaign-finance scandal.
		When Cobb, the department's assistant director of marketing, sat down with...
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000BG39LK?v=glance (307 words)

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