Politics
August 25, 2011 -
As the role of big money in elections steadily grows, the 2012 Congressional elections are on track to shatter all earlier records for campaign cash. According to data released by the Federal Election Commission this week, U.S. House and Senate candidates raised more than $287 million so far for next year's contests. That's $33 million more than Congressional hopefuls hauled in during the first half of 2009, which marked the earlier off-year record.
August 19, 2011 -
The flaming drinkin
August 18, 2011 -
Number of lawmakers on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction --
August 17, 2011 -
The Brave New Foundation video released earlier this week about the Koch brothers' role in the fight over school re-segregation in Wake County, N
August 17, 2011 -
Thirteen labor unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO are refusing to participate in the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. because of the state's harsh anti-union laws. But that decision isn't sitting well with labor leaders in North Carolina, who helped lobby for Charlotte to be the convention site. North Carolina is the least-unionized state in the nation, with only 3.2 percent of its workers belonging to a union.