Politics

January 5, 2009 - Speculation ended yesterday about who would be tapped to lead Democrats in the Obama era when it was announced that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine had agreed to lead the Democratic National Committee.

December 19, 2008 - When it comes to politicians getting busted for crooked deeds, three Deep South states and Kentucky have Chicago beat.

December 18, 2008 - Most of the big names mentioned as victims of Bernard Madoff's $50 billion investor swindle are linked to New York and Hollywood.

December 17, 2008 - The U.S. Senate showdown over the Employee Free Choice Act just got a little tougher: Arkansas Dem. Blanche Lincoln has gone on record saying that the EFCA "isn't necessary, bringing the number of "yay" Senators down to 57, three short of the 60 needed to prevent a filibuster.

December 16, 2008 - Several Georgia state lawmakers plan to push legislation that would allow the popular vote -- rather than the Electoral College -- decide who wins presidential elections.

December 16, 2008 - Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman this week announced that she will push for a bill to allow military personnel and others living overseas to cast ballots online, reports the Associated Press.

December 16, 2008 - A controversial proposal to cut Georgia's education budget created a stir this week when a state senator proposed merging two historically black universities with nearby mostly white institutions, the New York Times reports.