Hillary is still alive politically. New Hampshire's outcome puts fresh focus on the upcoming Florida primary. ...more

January 11, 2008

One of the reasons to doubt Mike Huckabee's judgment is the pardon of Wayne Dumond, and many of Huckabee's pardons have been questioned. Wayne Dumond was already a convicted violent rapist when he was accused of raping Bill Clinton's cousin, Ashley Stevens, a 17-year-old high school cheerleader. She survived the attack and he was convicted. One victim says that Dumond raped her while threatening her with a butcher's knife. ...more

January 9, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that even if rival Barack Obama's claim that he has more support from her husband's administration was true, the statement was "silly" because voters look at qualifications, not a candidate's brain trust. ...more

December 23, 2007

In more than a decade of presiding over this state, Mike Huckabee produced a legacy like few other Republican governors in the South, surprising even liberal Democrats with his willingness to upend some of Arkansas' parochial traditions. ...more

December 22, 2007

U.S. citizenship was a long time coming for Stanley Bryan. He came to this country from Jamaica 54 years ago. On Wednesday, the Winter Haven man joined 446 others taking the oath of citizenship at the Tampa Theatre. ...more

December 13, 2007

TAMPA - Originally from 79 nations, 447 people converged on the Tampa Theatre on Wednesday morning and traded their identities for a single new title: U.S. citizen. ...more

December 12, 2007

Renate Vehse of New Port Richey explains Iraq situation to Charley Reese. ...more

November 14, 2007

"The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals and Dirty Politics," by Kim Long (Delacorte Press, $24) ...more

November 11, 2007

Advocates, administrators, presidents, animals and athletes. The community submitted diverse name suggestions for a new middle school in Citrus Park. The Hillsborough County school board is scheduled to vote on the name at its meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The district's policy is that schools should be named for outstanding citizens, geographic locations and people who have made significant contributions to education. ...more

October 31, 2007

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won the endorsement Friday of Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a hero of the civil rights struggle, in a blow to Barack Obama in the battle for black support for the Democratic presidential nomination. ...more

October 13, 2007