October 8, 2008 -
Those watching the presidential race in North Carolina -- especially supporters of Barack Obama -- may have felt a little poll whiplash this week. Since mid-September, a series of polls showed Obama gaining momentum in NC, culminating in a Public Policy Polling survey released this Monday giving the Democrat a 6-point lead.
October 8, 2008 -
The McCain and Obama presidential campaigns continue to spend massively in the three Southern swing states, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.
October 8, 2008 -
In the rush to help new voters register this year, it seems that the McCain and Obama campaigns, as well as at least one other group aimed at young voters -- Rock the Vote -- have been giving out the wrong voter registration information.
October 8, 2008 -
The Associated Press reports today that federal officials are concerned that "extraordinarily high levels" of voter identification checks have been submitted to the Social Security Administration in six states: Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio.
October 8, 2008 -
When Hurricane Ike hit the U.S. Gulf Coast last month, it unleashed an environmental disaster, details of which are only now beginning to emerge. The ecological damage gives some indication of what the tropical storm-prone Southeast could face with the expansion of the offshore oil industry.
October 8, 2008 -
When Hurricane Ike hit the U.S. Gulf Coast last month, it unleashed an environmental disaster, details of which are only now beginning to emerge. The ecological damage gives some indication of what the tropical storm-vulnerable Southeast could face with the expansion of the offshore oil industry.
October 7, 2008 -
In the last week, Kay Hagan -- Democratic challenger to Sen. Elizabeth Dole for North Carolina's U.S.