TAMPA State Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer announced Tuesday he'll resign after months of increasing criticism from within the party over allegations of financial mismanagement and favoritism toward Gov. Charlie Crist in the U.S. Senate primary. ...more

January 6, 2010

Fox News Channel and the Obama administration are talking. ...more

October 29, 2009

South Florida Republicans held a weekly meeting at a gun range, shooting at targets including cut-outs of a Muslim holding a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. ...more

October 9, 2009

Lula Cooper expects the tears to flow if Barack Obama becomes the first black president. But she's not breaking out the tissues just yet. ...more

November 1, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that's what it takes to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos and develop alternate energy sources. ...more

August 1, 2008

Six years ago, Florida Democrats lost a coveted seat in Congress after Republican challenger Ginny Brown-Waite narrowly defeated Democratic five-term incumbent Karen Thurman in the race for the 5th Congressional District. ...more

August 1, 2008

Fifty judges and lawyers, including six from the Tampa Bay area, have applied to replace two of the most conservative members on the Florida Supreme Court as Friday's application deadline approached. The list also includes some key players in the 2000 presidential election recount. ...more

July 26, 2008

A former CEO leading Barack Obama's search for a vice presidential candidate resigned abruptly Wednesday after questions about his home mortgage deals became a distraction for a candidate who argues he is not influenced by special interests. ...more

June 12, 2008

Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday he is likely to recommend further troop reductions in Iraq but won't promise more details until fall - timing that plunges the four-star Army general into the heart of this year's presidential elections. ...more

May 23, 2008

Nationwide, new Democratic Party voter registrations outpace newcomers to the Republican side by astronomical levels. Turnout for presidential primaries, when neither side had settled on its nominee, ran in the neighborhood of 2-to-1 in favor of Democrats. Contributions to Democratic candidates compared with Republicans are like monsoons to midday sprinkles. ...more

May 6, 2008