Obama’s race is seen as a ‘bonus’
National |
November 3, 2008
Will Hairston, a white Virginian, admits it freely: When he goes into the voting booth Tuesday, he will take Barack Obama’s race into consideration. Read more
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Democrats see karma at work in Georgia
National |
October 25, 2008
The diners at Butch’s Family Restaurant gave Republican Sen. Read more
States could face historic fiscal crisis
National |
October 19, 2008
The moribund economy is drying up tax revenues more dramatically than expected, forcing 22 states, including California, to confront growing budget gaps. Read more
Black voters hope, and fear
National |
October 19, 2008
Tonya Jones doesn’t want to imagine what it would feel like to have a black president in the White House. Read more
Riding Obama’s coattails in Southern races
National |
October 17, 2008
Anton Gunn is a Democratic candidate for the statehouse. Read more
More than 300 arrested in immigration sweep
National |
October 8, 2008
More than 300 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday morning at a chicken processing plant near Greenville, S.C. – the latest in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort that has resulted in the deportation of thousands of illegal workers in recent months. Read more
Woman testifies about placating kidnapper
National |
October 7, 2008
The troubled suburban widow who was kidnapped by alleged courthouse shooter Brian Nichols took the witness stand in his murder trial Monday, facing the man she famously tamed three years ago with Bible verses, cunning and a helping of crystal meth. Read more
Ole Miss hopes debate will spotlight campus progress
National |
September 25, 2008
For the University of Mississippi, Friday’s debate is about more than presidential politics: Officials hope it also helps combat what may be one of the most enduring public relations problems in American higher education. Read more
Hurricanes hit Southeast drivers
National |
September 24, 2008
When the gas gauge on Jada Burns’ Kia wagon was on empty Tuesday afternoon, she lucked out, catching her neighborhood Chevron station at a time when its pumps were open. Read more
Dancing to a new mix in Macon
National |
September 24, 2008
The three deejays spun R&B and hip-hop, with a focus on oldies, party anthems and black artists gone mainstream – Michael Jackson, OutKast, Gnarls Barkley. Read more
