PAY RAISE DEAD? Critics hail vote, say lawmakers 'heard the outcry' of angry voters Thursday, November 03, 2005 BY IRVIN KITTRELL III AND JIM LEWIS Of The Patriot-News Though Christmas is more than a month away, state lawmakers' vote to repeal the controversial pay raise last night moved one vocal critic to rejoice, "There is a Santa Claus." WHP radio talk-show host Bob Durgin, who has railed against the 16 percent to 54 percent raises for the legislative, judicial and executive branches of state government, said he suspects senators voted to repeal out of fear for their political careers, not...