Sen. Barack Obama delivered a reassuring economic message and a combative Sen. John McCain blistered his opponent as ill-prepared and opportunistic as the two entered the final four weeks of the marathon presidential campaign with swings through the battleground states of the Midwest. ...more

October 9, 2008

A new poll by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research for The Tampa Tribune and other Florida news agencies shows Barack Obama leading John McCain in Florida by 2 points, less than the margin of error and therefore statistically a tie. ...more

October 8, 2008

particularly in swing states such as Florida, where Hispanics make up 11 to 14 percent of the people who go to the polls. ...more

October 8, 2008

Clearly feeling renewed confidence after her vice presidential debate with Joe Biden last week, Sarah Palin charged up an enthusiastic crowd with attacks on Barack Obama in a Clearwater rally Monday morning. ...more

October 7, 2008

Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns in Clearwater's Coachman Park during Florida tour. ...more

October 6, 2008

Sen. John McCain and his Republican allies are readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment, honesty and personal associations, several top Republicans said. ...more

October 4, 2008

Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona placed phone calls to President Bush and Republican congressional leaders Saturday to help steer a bailout of failed financial institutions. ...more

September 28, 2008

It's only September and I'm already sick of the political ads on TV. If you listen to any of them, no one running for office is worthy of the position they seek. ...more

September 28, 2008

WASHINGTON - Almost up until the time it was taken over by the government in the nation's financial crisis, one of two housing giants paid $15,000 a month to the lobbying firm of John McCain's campaign manager, a person familiar with the financial arrangement says. ...more

September 24, 2008

One of the giant mortgage companies at the heart of the credit crisis paid $15,000 a month from the end of 2005 through last month to a firm owned by Sen. John McCain's campaign manager, according to two people with direct knowledge of the arrangement. ...more

September 24, 2008