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February 27, 2008 - A top executive at WHNT in Huntsville, Ala. denies that his TV station intentionally blacked out the CBS "60 Minutes" report about the politically motivated prosecution of former Gov.

February 26, 2008 - A major power outage across South Florida today brought normal life screeching to a halt, as traffic signals, schools, homes, and workplaces went dark around 1 p.m. At the peak of the outage, about 700,000 customers were left without power.

February 26, 2008 - A former inmate of a CCA run prison is protesting a former CCA executive's nomination to a federal judge post:

February 26, 2008 - Stateline.org reports that 20 state governors -- 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans -- have yet to endorse a 2008 presidential candidate. Southern governors make up the bulk of those taking their sweet old time; out of the 20, nine are from Southern states:

February 26, 2008 - Over at Politico, Martin Kady II and Victoria McGrane echo a theme that columnist David Sirota has been hammering at for months (years, actually): the revival of populist politics.

February 25, 2008 - The Coal Moratorium NOW! conference kicks off this Wednesday in Houston. The two-day event will bring together activists from across the country who are working to stop the building of new coal-fired power plants in their communities.

February 25, 2008 - WHNT -- the CBS affiliate for northern Alabama where the "60 Minutes" report on former Gov. Don Siegelman's controversial prosecution was blacked out last night -- is owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners.