Southern Politics
October 14, 2008 -
Three weeks from Election Day -- which Southern states are in play for the presidential election?
October 2, 2008 -
North Carolina's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Kay Hagan, is a robo-call
September 29, 2008 -
Danny Funderburk is mayor of Fort Mill, South Carolina (population 9,400). And he insists he doesn't have anything against Sen.
September 16, 2008 -
Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas yesterday ordered city employees not to talk to reporters, the Galveston County Daily News reports.
September 15, 2008 -
The Galveston area of Texas that took a direct hit from Hurricane Ike is home to a top-level biodefense laboratory that studies highly contagious and deadly diseases including bird flu, but lab officials are assuring the public that the pathogens were secured before the storm made landfall.
September 10, 2008 -
The televised debate last night between the two front-running candidates for governor of North Carolina -- Lt. Gov.
September 5, 2008 -
With Sen. John McCain's speech a wrap, the eight-week battle for the presidency is underway. Here's an update on what Southern states might be in play. The polls all show that, in the South, it's down to three states: Florida, North Carolina and most importantly, Virginia. A quick look at the situation in each state:
