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Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed legislation on Sunday that would have paved the way for North Carolina to drill for natural gas through a water and chemical intensive process known as fracking. It is the Democratic governor’s third veto of major Republican-backed legislation — all in the past four days.

Perdue said in a statement that she did not think the legislation went far enough to protect the environment.

“I support energy policies that create jobs and lower costs for…