Latest News and Politics from the U.S. - Huffington Post (April 2011 Diet)

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BOSTON (Reuters) - The New Hampshire Democratic Party on Friday said Mitt Romney's presidential campaign may have violated election finance laws by funneling "soft money" into the Republican frontrunner's White House bid.More...

Source: Mitt Romney Faces FEC Complaint Filed By Democrats Over Fundraising

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Whether you're left, right, Republican or Democrat, and whether you drive a car or a bicycle, the cost of gasoline in America affects you.The cost of gasoline affects your neighbors and your community. It makes it harder for people you know and work with to pay for food and transportation. It makes anything derived from petroleum -- and that list is longer than you may realize -- more expensive. None of that is good for the economy -- and none of that is good for American families.More...

Source: A Two-Pronged Approach For Relief at the Pump

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Brown recluse spiders are scary, and they may be coming to a town near you.A new study, published in the journal PLoS ONE, suggests that the potentially deadly spiders might be spreading throughout North America as the planet warms. According to LiveScience, the spider's range, which currently covers a large portion of the southeast, may not be suitable for it by 2080.More...

Source: Brown Recluse Spiders May Spread Across U.S. Due To Climate Change

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The clergy conference for the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama was scheduled to start this past Wednesday. We saw the dire predictions of the weather reporters and decided that we would proceed, hoping their warnings were exaggerated. As it turned out, with at least 300 killed, many more injured and incredible damage to homes and property, the forecast fell short of the reality. We cut the conference short and went back to work Thursday afternoon, many of us to communities and neighborhoods that are picking up the pieces.On the way to Camp McDowell, Bishop Henry Parsley and several priests saw a tornado. I saw one years ago in the Mississippi Delta -- terrible and beautiful in its own way, and destructive beyond comprehension.  The huge tornado that cut an ugly swath through Tuscaloosa and into North Birmingham was off our scales to measure the power and intensity of such events; now we are measuring it by human loss and suffering. There are no scales for that, just people grieving and coping the best they can.More...

Source: After the Tornadoes: Prayers, Support and Hope in The Love of God