October 9, 2008 -
According to observers, Greenville, S.C. today looks like a ghost town.
October 9, 2008 -
USA Today reports that polling places in six battleground states, including many with large minority populations, could be overwhelmed on Nov. 4.
October 9, 2008 -
Tens of thousands of voters in at least six key states - Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina - may have been improperly purged from voter registration rolls.
October 9, 2008 -
More than 2 million Gulf Coast residents were evacuated from their homes as Hurricane Gustav barreled toward Louisiana and Texas.
October 9, 2008 -
This week's large-scale immigration raid at Columbia Farms, a chicken processing plant near Greenville, S.C, where more than 300 were arrested, is just the latest in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort that has resulted in the deportation of thousands of illegal workers in recent months, re
October 8, 2008 -
Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic today notes a crucial development in the presidential campaign:
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.