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October 16, 2006 - Mining is a dangerous job, and this year it's taken an especially big toll.

October 16, 2006 - Last week, the Institute released the findings of a major project we've been working on for over six months -- a national public opinion poll, one of the first surveys to take an in-depth look at Southern attitudes towards the Iraq war.

October 13, 2006 - One of the "big trends" of the South since World War II was the shift from a rural, farm-based culture to an urban one. And where urban areas were created, suburbs soon followed. In recent years, suburban growth has slowed nationally, but it's still on the march in the South.

October 13, 2006 - The following is a special Facing South report on work at Smithfield Foods, the meat-processing giant with its main pork plant -- the largest in the world -- in Tarheel, N.C. Earlier this month, Smithfield -- already the country's largest hog and pork producer, and fifth-largest beaf producer -- bought out ConAgra Foods Inc.

October 12, 2006 - The World Bank and Columbia University yesterday released a report calling on governments to institute comprehensive approaches to easing the effects of natural disasters. Incidents related to such events killed more than 90,000 people in 2005, setting a new record.

October 12, 2006 - A recent American Bar Association report on Florida's death penalty prompted Florida newspaper editorials this week. Attorney Mark R.

October 11, 2006 - Hastings Wyman, the long-time editor of the useful Southern Political Report, sees the scandals surrounding Florida Rep. Mark Foley (R) having a big impact on races in Florida and the rest of the South this November: