March 9, 2009 -
Christian faith still flourishes in the Bible Belt -- but there, like elsewhere, it's in decline. That's one of the findings of the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey released this week. The study is especially valuable because it tracks trends over time -- previous reports were done in 1990 and 2001 -- and draws on a rich volume of data (in 2008, questionnaires of 54,400 people).
March 6, 2009 -
By Tom Jensen On January 1st, 2004 there were8,136 Hispanics registered to vote in North Carolina. Now a little more than five years laterthat number is upto 68,835. That's a more than eightfold increase over that period of time. Still, those 68,835 Hispanic voters represent only a little more than 1% of the
March 6, 2009 -
Yesterday, South Carolina Sen.
March 5, 2009 -
Wednesday President Barack Obama tapped veteran Florida emergency manager Craig Fugate to head the ever-troubled Federal Emergency Management Agency.
March 5, 2009 -
The United States incarcerates one out of every 100 adults.