Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86. ...more

November 3, 2008

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

November 1, 2008

In a state ravaged by plunging home values and foreclosures, where early voting started Monday, Barack Obama hit both subjects hard at a rally in Tampa. ...more

October 21, 2008

For Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, this year is about two races. One is her bid to be re-elected as the representative from Florida's 5th Congressional District for a fourth, two-year term. ...more

May 24, 2008

Republican Mitt Romney, ridiculed by rival Rudy Giuliani for employing illegal immigrants at his "sanctuary mansion," said Tuesday he had fired the landscaper for his suburban Boston home after learning for a second time about undocumented workers laboring on the property. ...more

December 5, 2007