April 25, 2007 -
After the election debacle of 2000, Florida hoped it wouldn't be in the news for voting problems again. But then came the 2006 mid-terms and 18,000 disappeared votes in Sarasota County -- and with it, seemingly unstoppable momentum for election reform.
April 25, 2007 -
Results are in for 2007 first-quarter campaign fundraising, and once again it's clear the U.S. political system is awash in money. Today we'll look at the U.S. Senate, where 33 seats will be up for grabs in 2008, including 12 in the South.
April 24, 2007 -
Mohammed Atta, the man named by the FBI as one of the masterminds behind the 9/11 terrorist strikes against the United States, had previously investigated the possibility of carrying out an attack on a chemical plant in eastern Tennessee.
April 24, 2007 -
In this earlier report on an investigation into the application of the death penalty around the South, we noted that Tennessee's death penalty came under fire when it was discovered that the procedure manual for lethal injection advises executioners to have fire extinguishers at the ready and has instructions to "engage the automatic rheostat" and afterwards to "disconnect electrical cables" before allowing a doctor to examine the inmate to determine if the lethal inject
April 23, 2007 -
Infant mortality -- babies dying in their first year -- is considered a "bellwether" health issue by public health experts.
April 23, 2007 -
With Congress and the White House deadlocked on immigration, state legislatures have filled the void with a flurry of bills, making it one of the hottest state issues in 2007.
April 20, 2007 -
We've been covering a lot of environmental issues here at Facing South lately (especially Sue Sturgis, our resident environmental reporter).