Democrat Scott Maddox said Monday he wants to make the debate over offshore oil drilling a major issue in his 2010 race for the office of state agriculture commissioner. ...more

November 24, 2009

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates. ...more

November 15, 2009

A straw vote suggests former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is a favorite among religious conservatives to be president in 2012. ...more

September 19, 2009

State Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach is expected to announce this morning that he is running in 2010 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez. ...more

January 27, 2009

John McCain, on his last visit to the Tampa Bay area before today's election, gave a quick speech Monday to a small but enthusiastic crowd at Raymond James Stadium, telling them the election isn't lost. ...more

November 4, 2008

In Tuesday's general election, Republican candidates in Florida will have a built-in advantage on the ballot over their Democratic and third-party competitors. ...more

October 31, 2008

Republican John McCain may have stayed on the offensive during his final debate with Democrat Barack Obama, but for the last 19 days of the presidential campaign he will be playing nothing but defense. ...more

October 17, 2008

The problem wasn't that John McCain said, "The fundamentals of the economy are strong" as Wall Street was imploding last week. ...more

September 21, 2008

WASHINGTON - Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks - many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles. ...more

September 20, 2008

After less than an hour visiting a housing assistance agency, President Bush and his motorcade sped to a private home here last Tuesday to make a quick appearance - and deliver a whole lot of money - for the Republican Party. ...more

July 6, 2008