Politics
July 26, 2007 -
Yesterday we reported on a rally held at the North Carolina General Assembly by environmental groups angered by energy interests' hijacking of what started out as legislation to prom
July 23, 2007 -
Former Georgia Rep. Newt Gingrich (R) has admitted to one reason he's vacillating about entering the 2008 presidential contest: the possibility that fellow Southerner Sen. Fred Thompson from Tennessee will throw his hat in the ring. The AP reports:
July 19, 2007 -
Today the Institute released the findings of our first-ever regional analysis of 2008 presidential campaign contributions. We found that the top five Democratic and top five Republican campaigns have collected over $45 million from the South.
July 19, 2007 -
The presidential money race is well under way, and moving faster than ever. According to campaign finance data released July 15, White House hopefuls are smashing all fundraising records, collecting over $265 million in contributions in the first six months of 2007 alone.
July 18, 2007 -
A story that appears in today's Washington Post reveals the industry players who participated in Vice President Dick Cheney's controversial energy task force, and quite a number of South-based companies made the list:
July 16, 2007 -
Former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) still gets ribbing for his $175 haircuts. But when it comes to illustrating the disconnect between Edwards' man-of-the-people rhetoric and his actions, the designer 'dos aren't the worst of it.
July 12, 2007 -
After weeks of delays and detours -- and attempts by some to derail the legislation with false alarms about "voter fraud" - the North Carolina legislature yesterday finally OK'd a major election reform: "s