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September 29, 2008 - A new poll fresh from Public Policy Polling re-affirms what we argued last week: that North Carolina has emerged as a critical battleground state for 2008, with Obama pulling ahead.

September 29, 2008 - As today's economic news centers on the fate of Congress' $700 billion Wall Street bailout package (defeated), what's the picture further down the economic ladder?

September 29, 2008 - After years of decline, the number of U.S. coal miners suffering from dreaded black lung disease appears to be rising again -- and the increase seems to be especially dramatic in southern Appalachia, the Times West Virginian reports:

September 29, 2008 - Record numbers of voters have registered for the 2008 elections. But that will soon come to a close as registration deadlines loom across the South and the country.

September 29, 2008 - Danny Funderburk is mayor of Fort Mill, South Carolina (population 9,400). And he insists he doesn't have anything against Sen.

September 29, 2008 - North Carolina -- the second-biggest banking center in the country -- continues to be hammered by the global financial crisis.

September 27, 2008 - Who watched yesterday's presidential debate held in Mississippi? According to Nielson TV ratings, lots of people in battleground states like Colorado, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia.