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May 21, 2007 -
It's official: Florida's bid to shake up the 2008 elections -- which we first reported on in March -- is now reality. Today, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law a bill that moves Florida's presidential primary ahead of February's "Super Tuesday," drastically altering the road candidates must take to get nominated. As Stateline.org reports:
May 21, 2007 -
Reporters at McClatchy are now digging deeper into the Department of Justice's crusade against "voter fraud" and how, in reality, it was a crackdown on African-American and Latino voting.
May 18, 2007 -
U.S. News & World Report observes today that the media is "reveling" in the bi-partisan immigration reform bill being pushed by unlikely allies like Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), with support from President Bush.
May 17, 2007 -
With what's expected to be an unusually active hurricane season just weeks away, concern is mounting about serious problems still afflicting the nation's readiness and response systems almost two years after Hurricane Katrina.
May 16, 2007 -
Living in the South is a powerful predictor of poor health for children, and a new study underway at Duke University in Durham, N.C. hopes to better understand why.
May 15, 2007 -
Ever since it was created, the Electoral College has had its detractors. But this year is the first time in a while that there is an organized movement to eliminate or bypass it. The National Popular Vote website spells out the rationale for change:
May 14, 2007 -
After Hurricane Katrina struck 20 months ago, it took nearly a year before federal and state lawmakers even created a program to help homeowners displaced by the storm.