Southern Politics
June 20, 2007 -
The full story behind the North Carolina voting fraud caper -- a crusade led by the N.C. State Auditor's office, in tandem with a DOJ probe, which fizzled yesterday -- remains hidden, mostly because the agencies involved have refused to release any information related to the investigation.
June 18, 2007 -
This weekend, the Charlotte Observer delved deeper into the story we covered last Friday, raising questions about why the N.C.
June 13, 2007 -
In a recent debate on North Carolina Public Radio, N.C. Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue (D) insisted that there are "no downsides" to her plan of expanding military bases and defense industries in the state. I disagreed, citing the Institute's recent report North Carolina at War, which documents the social, economic and other costs of being "the most military-friendly state in the nation."
June 11, 2007 -
Leadership PACs have become all the rage for Congress in recent years. And no wonder.
June 8, 2007 -
Just weeks after the much-hyped "grand compromise" on immigration, Senate advocates fell five votes short of reaching cloture and moving the bi-partisan bill for
June 6, 2007 -
Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to consider the nomination of Mississippi judge Leslie Southwick for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.