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        In the hot battleground state of North Carolina, early voting ended Saturday -- and along with it ended same-day registration at early voting sites, the first test of a major voting reform passed in 2007.		And in its first major test in 2008, the verdict is in: same-day registration is a big hit with Tarheel voters.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        November 1, 2008 -
        
  
        2008 is the year of the Early Voter. According to Prof.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        November 1, 2008 -
        
  
        Here are our latest Southern Swing State Rankings (TM) -- Facing South's measure of which Southern states are the closest and could truly go either way:  SOUTHERN SWINGABILITY RANKINGS* as of 11/1/08  1 - North Carolina - Obama +1.5 2 - Florida - Obama +2.4
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 31, 2008 -
        
  
        Facing South has been covering the issue of Virginia registrars wrongfully rejecting the registrations of eligible students, especially at places like Radford University and Virginia Tech. 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 31, 2008 -
        
  
        If you missed Chris Kromm of Facing South and the Institute for Southern Studies
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 31, 2008 -
        
  
        Earlier this month, 11 grassroots environmental groups in North Carolina sent a letter to Gov.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 31, 2008 -
        
  
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