Two marching bands from Florida have been invited to parade down Pennsylvania Avenue after President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration next month. ...more

December 10, 2008

Criticized for moving slowly to take advantage of a native son's election to the presidency, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau has unveiled a Web site listing some of the spots President-elect Barack Obama has visited as an adult. ...more

December 7, 2008

One week from tonight, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and girlfriend Carole Rome will say their "I do's," and a Tampa florist is helping put the finishing touches on the big event. ...more

December 5, 2008

After more than two weeks of virtual silence on the economy, President-elect Barack Obama's transition team burst onto the scene with new ambition and urgency Sunday, demanding swift passage by Congress of a massive two-year spending and tax-cutting recovery program. ...more

November 24, 2008

The senator overseeing Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony said Monday she's writing to Internet sites such as eBay asking them not to sell scalped inauguration tickets. ...more

November 12, 2008

Sen. John McCain will make his first post-election TV appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show" on Tuesday. The Republican presidential nominee is set to join host Jay Leno in honor of Veterans Day, NBC announced. ...more

November 10, 2008

Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor are among Florida members of Congress being inundated with requests for tickets to Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20. ...more

November 10, 2008

Senior officials in the Nixon administration discussed a desire to stop the newly elected government of leftist Chilean President Salvador Allende from taking power in 1970, according to declassified transcripts made public Wednesday. ...more

September 11, 2008

Serbia's newly re-elected president Boris Tadic pledged at his inauguration Friday that he would never stop fighting against independence for Kosovo. ...more

February 16, 2008

As a youngster, Mary Satterwhite swore she would never be a librarian because it required learning the Dewey Decimal System. ...more

October 3, 2007