EDITOR'S NOTE: Early voting runs through Nov. 1 for the Nov. 4 general election. As a service to voters, we will publish this highlights box periodically until Election Day. To read the complete analyses, check out the Tribune's opinion page on tbo.com. ...more

October 20, 2008

Republican Eddie Adams Jr. was briefly sidelined with a ruptured appendix two years ago when he faced Democrat Kathy Castor for the U.S. House District 11 seat being vacated by Jim Davis. ...more

October 19, 2008

With Congress facing its lowest approval rating in memory, the mantra in Washington is that change is coming to Capitol Hill, and our west-central Florida representatives know it. ...more

October 16, 2008

The public is seething about the bill the U.S. House must pass today, and the anger is justified. ...more

October 3, 2008

With the House poised to vote as early as tonight on a modified plan to spend nearly $700 billion to clean up the mortgage mess, Rep. Kathy Castor's office is receiving dozens of calls from concerned constituents. ...more

October 2, 2008

One could be forgiven for crawling into a fetal position to begin sobbing like a Bronte sister while sucking a bottle of Boodles gin dry after hearing the leader of the free world confidently predict the $700 federal bailout of the nation's financial system will work like a fine Swiss watch. ...more

September 30, 2008

The biggest financial bailout in U.S. history failed in the U.S. House on Monday, with Republicans solidly rejecting the plan, and many Democrats joining them, even though President Bush said passage is essential to avoid bank failures and financial panic. ...more

September 30, 2008

Freshman Rep. Kathy Castor was among 95 House Democrats to buck Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday by joining with 133 Republicans to defeat a $700 billion financial rescue bill. ...more

September 30, 2008