October 14, 2008 -
by Jeff Winder, Guest Contributor Changing immigration enforcement policy has left federal authorities struggling to cope with rapidly rising numbers of detainees. A controversial partnership in Farmville, Va. proposes to address the crisis with a 1,040-bed, for-profit immigrant detention center.
October 14, 2008 -
Rep. John Lewis (D) of Georgia stepped into the controversy over states' use of Social Security Administration voter registration checks yesterday, calling improper use of the checks "harassment" that could disenfranchise voters.
October 14, 2008 -
Nate Silver at 538.com looks at the latest voter registration numbers in North Carolina, and sees two shifts in the electorate that benefits Democrats. First is party ID:
October 13, 2008 -
Free Speech Radio News is running a piece on failing Wachovia bank's $8 million loan to the National Republican Congressional Committee.
October 13, 2008 -
The Times-Picayune reports that more than three years after Hurricane Katrina, nearly 6,500 privately owned, federally-subsidized apartments sit unrepaired in the state of Louisiana. Most -- about 4,000 -- are in the New Orleans area.
October 13, 2008 -
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think-tank, shows that fewer working-age Americans are being covered under employer-sponsored health plans.
October 13, 2008 -
The debate over the use of Social Security matches by states to verify new voters is still roiling.