Nov 8th, 2008 · Barack Obama's margin of victory in North Carolina was miniscule — only about three-tenths of 1 percent. But along with his more comfortable win in neighboring Virginia, he managed to chisel away at what had been a longstanding foundation of Republicans' electoral strategy: the solidly red south.
May 7th, 2008 · Relief has begun trickling into Myanmar after the weekend's devastating Cyclone Nargis. James East of World Vision, one of the few aid agencies with a longstanding presence there, talks about the challenges ahead.
Feb 8th, 2008 · Charles Thornton, the man who opened fire at a council meeting in Kirkwood, Mo., apparently left a suicide note before he began the deadly rampage in which five people were killed. Thornton was then killed by police. Friends and relatives say the gunman had a longstanding feud with city officials.
Dec 16th, 2007 · Montana resident Greg Keeler talks about the longstanding relationship between wild animals and man, and how he came to write his song Coyotes and Cowboys.
Nov 8th, 2007 · The power of Wal-Mart can now be measured on The Billboard 200 music chart. The Eagles are No. 1 this week. Their new album Long Road Out of Eden almost didn't make it to the top because of Billboard's longstanding rule that albums must be sold in more than one outlet.
Oct 22nd, 2007 · Congressman Bobby Jindal, a Louisiana Republican, is now the state's governor-elect. The Louisiana native becomes the first Indian-American to head a state government, and at 36, he will also be the nation's youngest governor. He promises that the endemic corruption that is longstanding in the state won't be tolerated.
Jun 22nd, 2007 · The White House found itself battling two new reports on longstanding controversies -- the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the penchant for secrecy in the office of Vice President Dick Cheney.
Jun 17th, 2007 · Large national issues like immigration and terrorism can often reach into the tiniest communities. That is certainly the case with towns along the Vermont/Canada border, where longstanding inter-connectedness faces new complications. The U.S. Border Patrol wants to restrict access.