GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel — the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir. ...more

November 3, 2009

Explaining Mortgages It is apparent that the news media, Congress, Treasury, homeowners, Wall Street and banks do not understand mortgages. They all talk about banks giving a homeowner a mortgage. Wrong! ...more

March 24, 2009

President Barack Obama wagered significant political capital Sunday as he bucked a highly popular House measure to slap a punitive 90 percent tax on bonuses to big earners at financial institutions already deeply in hock to taxpayers. ...more

March 23, 2009

It has now been seven weeks since President Barack Obama has been sworn in as our president. Prior to the inauguration, there was much discussion about how the president would lead. Some insisted that he would lead from the center and yet his major supporters totally expected him to lead from the left. ...more

March 14, 2009

Gerald Roach of Hudson doesn't believe the "handouts" in President Barack Obama's economic plan will assure America's future. ...more

March 6, 2009

To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." ...more

February 25, 2009

Former Hillsborough County Republican Party official Carol Carter apologized to the party in a brief speech Tuesday night for sending an e-mail some considered racist. ...more

February 18, 2009

Former Hillsborough County Republican Party official Carol Carter apologized to the party in a brief speech Tuesday night for sending out an email some considered racist. ...more

February 17, 2009

Carol Carter, who last week resigned her office in the Hillsborough County Republican Party over an e-mail some considered racially offensive, is seeking to rescind her resignation and keep her post. ...more

February 11, 2009

Nearly 50 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama's first primetime news conference on Monday, according to Nielsen Media Research. ...more

February 11, 2009