TAMPA It's become known as the parade of wish lists. Every year, city and county government officials and civic groups make pitches to Hillsborough County's state legislators for money. They come with requests for road, water and redevelopment projects, and seeking state tax dollars for local issues. ...more

November 25, 2008

The political winds that swept President-elect Barack Obama to victory also may have eroded some of the Tampa Bay area's congressional clout. ...more

November 16, 2008

As a Solomon-esque display of even-handedness, a pursed-lipped clutch of Democratic National Committee clipboards have managed to split a very, very ugly baby. ...more

June 3, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won another overwhelming victory over Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday - this time in Puerto Rico - even as many Democrats, including some of her supporters, suggested it would be best if she dropped her threat to battle on past the end of the primary voting Tuesday. ...more

June 2, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's prospects of persuading Democratic officials to override party rules and recognize all delegates selected in the Florida and Michigan primaries suffered a setback Wednesday after lawyers for the party ruled that no more than half of those delegations could be legally recognized. ...more

May 29, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama all but erased Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign. ...more

May 10, 2008

After Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's disappointing showing in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, her campaign acknowledges she needs the banned delegates from Florida and Michigan for any chance of winning the Democratic presidential nomination. ...more

May 8, 2008

In his memoir, the legendary Elia Kazan wrote about directing Vivien Leigh in "A Streetcar Named Desire." While he did not think that Leigh was a great natural actress, he was impressed that she would crawl through glass to get the role right. ...more

May 8, 2008

Cuba announced a major shake-up of its troubled farm sector on May Day, shifting control of the island's farms from officials at the Agriculture Ministry to more than 150 local delegations. ...more

May 2, 2008

About six months ago, I was having lunch with a political consultant and we were having a smart-alecky conversation about the presidential race. All of sudden, my friend interrupted the flow of gossip and said: "You know, there's really only one great man running for president this year, and that's McCain." ...more

November 15, 2007