By Michael Erskine It's an election season tradition that makes defenders of the separation of church and state queasy.

Future eastern United States summers look much hotter than originally predicted with daily highs about 10 degrees warmer than in recent years by the mid-2080s, a new NASA study says.

A new study by NASA scientists suggests that greenhouse-gas warming may raise average summer temperatures in the eastern United States nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the 2080s.

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Former FEC Commissioner Bradley A. Smith blasted Reverend Barry Lynn and his group for attempting to suppress turnout by right-leaning churchgoers in Tuesday's midterm elections.

By Helen Colwell Adams As election nears, churches hear mixed messages on what they can and can't do High stakes Taxing issues Church or state? The table at the back of the room was stacked high with three kinds of voter guides.