In September, the body of Bill Sparkman, 51, a U.S. Census field worker was found hanging near a Kentucky cemetery. His body was found Sept. 12th, but became a federal matter after interest was sparked in the minds of federal agents. What raised the interest of authorities, including the FBI, is the fact that the word "fed" was scrawled on Sparkman's chest.

More disturbing details continue to trick out in the apparent murder of Bill Sparkman, 51, part-time census worker who some feel was killed in an anti-government act. A witness has come forward and described the body, when found, as hanging in a rural Kentucky cemetery naked, gagged, with hands and feet bound with duct tape.

AP reporter Devlin Barrett visited MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show Wednesday night to discuss the hanging death of a census worker in Kentucky. While

The 2010 Census is approaching and the public questions about how the census will be conduced in 2010 are rising. The US Census Bureau has informed that Gary Locke will lead the next year's U.S. census advisory committee.

The 2,000-strong community of Census of Marine Life scientists from 82 nations today announced astonishing examples of recent new finds from the world’s ocean depths.