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April 5, 2007 -
The recent scandal and cover up surrounding fired U.S. Attorneys who turned out to not be "loyal Bushies" highlights a growing concern about the Justice Department's enforcement of civil rights.
April 4, 2007 -
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the Citizenship Education Fund is currently hosting a conference in New Orleans titled "Greenlining Redlined America: T
April 3, 2007 -
In a somewhat surprise ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said that the EPA can regulate carbon emissions. The ruling addressed three questions:
April 2, 2007 -
A Facing South analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's 2005 toxic release inventory data for states across the region offers some good news and some bad news: While air pollution emitted by the region's industrial facilities declined slightly from the previous year, the amount of pollution dumped into surface wa
April 2, 2007 -
As Florida bids to move up its 2008 presidential primaries -- and expand the state's influence on the election-year debate -- an interesting new poll reveals shifting attitudes among Cuban Ame
March 30, 2007 -
There are 33 U.S. Senate seats up for grabs in 2008 -- 21 currently held by Republicans, 12 by Democrats. All but one of 13 Southern states (Florida being the exception) will choose a new senator in 2008. Nationally, over a dozen likely won't be nail-biters, but by some estimates up to 20 could be competitive. Which Southern seats will be in play?
March 30, 2007 -
An Orleans Parish judge has vowed to make good on his promise to begin releasing alleged criminals from New Orleans jails -- and he also announced that he would no longer appoint the local public defender program to represent such defendants, calling it a "mockery" of what such a program should be.