• White House nominates judges from N.C. to fill 4th Circuit seats
• Leading senator accepts new post
• Former legislator's conviction upheld
• Officials have new plan to overhaul tax structure
• Perdue's communications director resigns post
• Poll: Burr approval rating at 37%
• Regional Briefs: Perdue's office frees up money for three agencies
• Easley probe asked
• N.C. elections board to rule on Easley, state Dems
• Sex offenders banned from church challenge N.C. law