Eileen Hart, who made headlines a decade ago for calling out the overpumping of groundwater, displayed moral courage again this week by returning the Moral Courage Award she won 12 years ago from the Hillsborough County Commission. ...more

October 4, 2008

Consumer spending slowed to a crawl and personal incomes plunged in July, reflecting the waning impact of $93 billion in economic stimulus payments. ...more

August 30, 2008

Retail sales delivered the weakest performance in five months in July as shoppers shunned autos while they paid more for gas. ...more

August 14, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton angrily accused her Democratic rival Saturday of deliberately misrepresenting her positions on NAFTA and health care in mass mailings to voters, adding, "Shame on you, Barack Obama." ...more

February 24, 2008

U.S. House members spent $20.3 million in tax money last year to send constituents what's often the government equivalent of junk mail: meeting announcements, tips on car care and job interviews, surveys on public policy and just plain bragging. ...more

December 28, 2007