Politics
January 12, 2010 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest The news that Byron Dorgan and Christopher Dodd will not run forreelection has Democrats fretting that they will lose their 60-votesupermajority in the Senate and will no longer be able to get anythingaccomplished. But what have we got to show, with regard to checking corporateabuses, for the past 12 months of Democratic control over thelegislative branch as well as the White House? Last year this time,
January 7, 2010 -
Remember last year, when pundits declared that the 2008 elections were proof of the South's waning hold on national politics?
January 5, 2010 -
This year will mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina -- a disaster that brought dramatic changes not only to the physical landscape of the Gulf Coast but also to the region's politics.
December 23, 2009 -
We've been counting down our top stories of 2009 -- and now (drum roll please!) here's our number-one pick.
December 23, 2009 -
Today we continue our series on the Top 10 Stories of 2009 here at Facing South.