Politics
September 10, 2008 -
The televised debate last night between the two front-running candidates for governor of North Carolina -- Lt. Gov.
September 10, 2008 -
With Election Day only 53 days away -- and early voting meaning that the first votes will be cast even sooner -- here are some voting rights issues coming up around the South:
September 8, 2008 -
Time magazine declared 2008 the Year of the Youth Vote, and young voter turnout is indeed skyrocketing: the non-profit group CIRCLE found that
September 5, 2008 -
With Sen. John McCain's speech a wrap, the eight-week battle for the presidency is underway. Here's an update on what Southern states might be in play. The polls all show that, in the South, it's down to three states: Florida, North Carolina and most importantly, Virginia. A quick look at the situation in each state:
September 1, 2008 -
As Gustav makes its way inland, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that water is sloshing over the floodwall on the city side of the Industrial Canal that runs alongside New Or
August 28, 2008 -
Yesterday, Sen.
August 15, 2008 -
It's now been over two months since Sen. Barack Obama officially clinched the Democratic Party nomination. In terms of sizing up the presidential race, that means we now have 10 weeks of poll data to figure out how McCain and Obama fare in a pure head-to-head match-up.
