Politics

April 16, 2007 - The 2006 mid-term elections wrapped over five months ago, but to paraphrase Monty Python, the saga of Florida's 13th Congressional District ain't dead yet.

April 12, 2007 - Sordid revelations of prosecutorial misconduct just keep coming in the Duke lacrosse rape debacle.

March 30, 2007 - There are 33 U.S. Senate seats up for grabs in 2008 -- 21 currently held by Republicans, 12 by Democrats. All but one of 13 Southern states (Florida being the exception) will choose a new senator in 2008. Nationally, over a dozen likely won't be nail-biters, but by some estimates up to 20 could be competitive. Which Southern seats will be in play?

March 30, 2007 - Many state legislatures have Black Caucuses and Women's Caucuses. But what about a caucus dedicated to helping working people? Atlanta Progressive News reports that Georgia now has a Working Families Caucus to fill this vacuum:

March 28, 2007 - Florida decided the 2000 presidential elections. Now, a bill that passed the state's house last week 115-1 could boost the Sunshine State's impact in 2008.

March 27, 2007 - There's been some interesting movement of late in the Republican Party to draft former Tennessee U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson to run for president in 2008. Although he won't say for sure if he's running, he has not ruled it out and appears to be testing the waters (and that's an understatement).

March 26, 2007 - The Attorney General scandal is now moving beyond questions of "who said what, and when did they say it" to the deeper issue of the political agenda that motivated the firings: rolling back voting rights.