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April 25, 2007 - Results are in for 2007 first-quarter campaign fundraising, and once again it's clear the U.S. political system is awash in money. Today we'll look at the U.S. Senate, where 33 seats will be up for grabs in 2008, including 12 in the South.

April 24, 2007 - Mohammed Atta, the man named by the FBI as one of the masterminds behind the 9/11 terrorist strikes against the United States, had previously investigated the possibility of carrying out an attack on a chemical plant in eastern Tennessee.

April 23, 2007 - Infant mortality -- babies dying in their first year -- is considered a "bellwether" health issue by public health experts.

April 23, 2007 - With Congress and the White House deadlocked on immigration, state legislatures have filled the void with a flurry of bills, making it one of the hottest state issues in 2007.

April 20, 2007 - We've been covering a lot of environmental issues here at Facing South lately (especially Sue Sturgis, our resident environmental reporter).

April 20, 2007 - On April 9, the tied and beaten body of Santiago Rafael Cruz -- a leader of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee -- was found dead in the union's Mexico-based office in Monterrey. Few leads have turned up, but FLOC President Baldamar Velasquez is convinced Cruz's torture and murder were "a pure political attack" to intimidate workers.

April 19, 2007 - As a follow up to Chris's post today, here's more background on TVA's nuclear power program.