April 25, 2008 -
During presidential candidate John McCain's visit to New Orleans yesterday, reporters asked him about Pastor John Hagee's statements that Hurricane Katrina was God's judgment against New Orleans for a gay pride parade.
April 25, 2008 -
Are Sens. Clinton and Obama fighting hard for North Carolina? Earlier this week, columnist Rob Christensen suggested that the Democratic presidential hopefuls were largely bypassing the state, given that the result -- an Obama victory -- is considered a foregone conclusion:
April 25, 2008 -
A bizarre dognapping case is drawing to a close in Texas, with a contested Shih Tzu returned to its original owners -- and a mayor's political career in ruins.
April 24, 2008 -
It appears either Georgia or Mississippi will be the first state to carry out the death penalty after last week's Supreme Court decision: Georgia first execution in nearly a year set for May 6
April 24, 2008 -
We got an anonymous comment yesterday from someone responding to Chris's recent post about the South Carolina church sign asking if "Obama" and "Osama" were brothers. As comment moderator, I aim to avoid spreading misinformation in our forum.
April 24, 2008 -
Over the last few years, a quiet but powerful alliance in Mississippi of African-American lawmakers, immigrant rights advocates and labor unions had successfully defeated a series of punitive bills aimed at the state's fast-growing Latino and new immigrant population.
April 24, 2008 -
Remember Pastor John Hagee of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, the televangelist who told a radio show that Hurricane Katrina was God's judgment against New Orleans for a gay pride parade? Well, he's back at it.