President Barack Obama is sticking to his carefully tailored response to Iran's internal crisis as he continued to speak up for protesters' rights without making specific demands on Iran's hard-line leaders. U.S. officials say he is seeking to avoid having the demonstrators accused of being American stooges and is trying to preserve the possibility of negotiating directly with the Iranian government over its nuclear program, links to terrorism, Afghanistan and other issues. ...more

June 22, 2009

A federal judge has put a hold on his order allowing detainees at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan access to courts until the government can appeal. ...more

June 1, 2009

Chasco Elementary School took time Friday to honor the men and women who serve our country. ...more

May 24, 2009

It is hard for me to imagine anyone complaining about not getting a good night's sleep because of planes flying and disturbing her peaceful night's rest. Does she think the young men and women in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries around the world are getting a good night's rest? It is better to have planes flying than bombs dropping. I for one would be happy to give her a set of ear plugs. My son spent 23 years in the Air wing of the U.S. Marine Corps. I had many sleepless nights wondering if he would return safe and sound. We missed many celebrations during that period of time but he was doing what he wanted for himself and his country. ...more

May 23, 2009

(AP) Florida is preparing for one of its largest National Guard mobilizations in history. ...more

April 25, 2009

Florida is preparing for one of its largest National Guard mobilizations in history. ...more

April 24, 2009

Thursday was a day to remember for about 140 second-graders at Lowry Elementary School. ...more

April 17, 2009

Retired Navy Capt. Robert J. Silah recently presented a plaque to Sheriff David Gee for support offered by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to the active-duty wounded and injured at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center. Silah is president of the Tampa Military Officers Association of America and chairman of Operation Helping Hand, a special project of the Tampa chapter of the MOAA. ...more

April 8, 2009

President Barack Obama will travel to Moscow in July, part of what he and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, are calling a fresh start in strained relations between the powers. ...more

April 2, 2009

They told me if I voted for McCain, the nation's hope would deteriorate, sure enough there has been a 20 point drop in the Consumer Confidence Index since the election, reaching a lower point than at any time during the Bush administration. ...more

March 26, 2009