Politics
August 21, 2007 -
An activist blogger has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission, alleging violation of federal campaign finance and election laws by running a "testing the waters"" operation far longer than is allowed.
August 9, 2007 -
If some slick guy with a fast car kept coming around to flirt with a teenage girl but wouldn't bother to come in and introduce himself to the family, that's what Dad would be asking before too long.
August 6, 2007 -
Facing South is just returning from a week-long fact-finding trip to New Orleans and the Mississippi coast as we prepare for the two-year anniversary of Katrina. Upon returning, we were pleased to see that North Carolina has once again taken the lead in election reform and democracy.
July 31, 2007 -
The DLC convention in Nashville this weekend featured a keynote address by Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and ended with remarks from President Bill Clinton.
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.