Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy has been invited to join a White House faith-based advisory council. ...more

March 31, 2009

President Barack Obama has apologized to the chairman of the Special Olympics for his late-night talk show quip equating his bowling skills to those of athletes with disabilities. ...more

March 20, 2009

President Barack Obama on Friday quietly ended the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option. Liberal groups welcomed the decision, while abortion rights foes criticized the president. ...more

January 23, 2009

WASHINGTON - With extraordinary stakes on the line, President Bush has invited both presidential candidates and the leaders of the House and Senate to the White House on Thursday in hopes of securing a bill to rescue the economy. ...more

September 24, 2008

Barack Obama's presidential campaign said it raised $10 million Thursday after the Republican National Convention speech by rival John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin. ...more

September 5, 2008

John McCain told fellow veterans Monday that Democratic rival Barack Obama tried to legislate failure in Iraq and has refused to admit he erred last year when opposing the military increase there. ...more

August 19, 2008

Barack Obama released a television advertisement Wednesday that questions John McCain's claims to be a "maverick," and Obama charged in a campaign appearance that the Republican displays independence only when it suits him politically. ...more

August 7, 2008

Ludacris' new song, "Politics as Usual," may have cost him one of his biggest fans, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. ...more

August 3, 2008

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's campaign says a satirical New Yorker magazine cover showing the Democratic presidential candidate dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist is "tasteless and offensive." ...more

July 14, 2008

Gold Cup Beverage Service, a locally owned business that has been serving Florida and other areas of the Southeast for four decades, has been purchased by food-service giant Aramark Corp. ...more

July 9, 2008