The explanation by many is that Democrats lost the South, but the rural losses were mostly in the north. Democrats now can ask, "What's the matter with New Hampshire?"

A closer walk with the U.S. Census -- who has health care coverage, who'll benefit most from proposed reforms, and how the uninsured voted in 2008.

During the George Bush years, the federal government backed off enforcement of antitrust laws. The Obama Administration says it is reversing those policies, beginning with the business of agriculture.