October 9, 2008 -
More than 2 million Gulf Coast residents were evacuated from their homes as Hurricane Gustav barreled toward Louisiana and Texas.
October 9, 2008 -
This week's large-scale immigration raid at Columbia Farms, a chicken processing plant near Greenville, S.C, where more than 300 were arrested, is just the latest in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort that has resulted in the deportation of thousands of illegal workers in recent months, re
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.
