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As a backdrop for how North Carolina got where it is in the lax regulation of power plants, and why the legislature and Gov. Jim Hunt have not taken bolder steps sooner, and what opposition environmentalists face, here’s a look at the political clout of Carolina Power & Light and Duke Power. » Based on…