Politics

October 9, 2008 - Tens of thousands of voters in at least six key states - Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina - may have been improperly purged from voter registration rolls.

October 8, 2008 - Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic today notes a crucial development in the presidential campaign:

October 8, 2008 - Those watching the presidential race in North Carolina -- especially supporters of Barack Obama -- may have felt a little poll whiplash this week. Since mid-September, a series of polls showed Obama gaining momentum in NC, culminating in a Public Policy Polling survey released this Monday giving the Democrat a 6-point lead.

October 8, 2008 - The McCain and Obama presidential campaigns continue to spend massively in the three Southern swing states, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.

October 8, 2008 - In the rush to help new voters register this year, it seems that the McCain and Obama campaigns, as well as at least one other group aimed at young voters -- Rock the Vote -- have been giving out the wrong voter registration information.

October 8, 2008 - The Associated Press reports today that federal officials are concerned that "extraordinarily high levels" of voter identification checks have been submitted to the Social Security Administration in six states: Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio.

October 7, 2008 - In the last week, Kay Hagan -- Democratic challenger to Sen. Elizabeth Dole for North Carolina's U.S.