After swiftly naming his Cabinet nominations, President Barack Obama has been beset with problems. ...more

February 9, 2009

Barack Obama on Tuesday abruptly abandoned his nomination fight for Tom Daschle and a second major appointee who failed to pay all their taxes, fearing a lingering ethics dispute would undercut his claims to moral high ground and cripple his presidency in just its second week. "I screwed up," Obama declared. ...more

February 3, 2009

At least 34 Florida businesses would be eligible to obtain low-interest loans from the state to help them expand under a bill lawmakers passed Wednesday. ...more

January 15, 2009

WASHINGTON - A top Chrysler executive warned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, while the United Auto Workers agreed to new concessions for their companies. ...more

December 3, 2008

Sen. Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator in history, is stepping down from his cherished post as chairman of the Appropriations Committee. ...more

November 8, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - The people running government can have all kinds of ideas, but what government does or doesn't do often comes down to whether there's enough money. ...more

February 25, 2008

A Senate Democratic leader said Sunday that the attorney general should appoint a special counsel to investigate the CIA's destruction of videotaped interrogations of two suspected terrorists. ...more

December 10, 2007

Legislative leaders insist the game isn't over, but the special session on property taxes officially ground to a halt Wednesday with the Capitol clearing out and lawmakers waiting to hear whether they will return for Monday's scheduled final day. ...more

October 25, 2007

Florida's budget could shrink by about $1.1 billion and college students may pay higher tuition because of legislation passed Friday in response to a shortfall in tax revenue blamed mainly on a housing slump. ...more

October 13, 2007

Dissension and bitterness surfaced among Florida Democrats on Sunday in the wake of pledges to boycott the state's primary campaign by the leading presidential candidates. ...more

September 3, 2007