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September 7, 2007 - The following Q&A with Chris Kromm, executive director of the Institute, appeared in this week's issue of The Independent Weekly (Durham, NC).

September 7, 2007 - Nathan Newman at the Progressive States Network takes an insightful look at the impact of the housing slump on the ability of states to carry out their business.

September 6, 2007 - You may recall our previous discussions here and here about a potentially serious safety incident at Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin Tennessee that was not disclosed to

September 6, 2007 - As we've documented here at Southern Exposure and the Institute, the South as a region has been hit harder than other regions by sub-prime lending.

September 6, 2007 - The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that West TN businessman Mike McWherter, the son of wildly popular former TN Governor Ned Ray McWherter, is still the front runner among unannounced candidates to challenge Sen. Lamar Alexander for U.S. Senate.

September 5, 2007 - In what is apparently the first regulatory action of its kind since 9/11, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week proposed a $65,000 fine against North Carolina-based Progress Energy for security violations at its Shearon Harris nuclear power plant near Raleigh.

September 5, 2007 - We have reported here