Leapfrogging past a primary contest that his supporters say is effectively over, Barack Obama opened his general election campaign for Florida on Wednesday with a standard stump speech and a surprise endorsement from Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio. ...more

May 22, 2008

It has become blatantly clear this week that the Democratic superdelegates will never find themselves in a chapter of "Profiles in Courage." ...more

May 9, 2008

Anyone who thought Sen. Barack Obama was getting a free ride in his quest for the White House needs to think again. His Democratic rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, along with many Republicans, have started the mudslinging and body blows. That's because they are scared of the man who seems to be generating interest across party lines and throughout the country. Clinton stomped her feet and cried foul about something Obama said concerning her support for NAFTA in the 1990s. He said that as first lady, when her husband was a big promoter of free trade, that she also supported it. For some reason his statement enrages her now. That's strange, because she never mentioned anything against NAFTA before. ...more

February 25, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton retains her lead among suddenly critical Democratic Party insiders even as Barack Obama builds up his delegate margin with primary and caucus victories across the country, according to a survey by The Associated Press. ...more

February 11, 2008

Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state's Democrats turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings. ...more

February 11, 2008

Kevin O'Connell's previous 19 Oscar nominations were nothing like this. ...more

January 24, 2008

TAMPA - In November, Dan Lombard and Ernest Garcia Sr. were fans at a Jesuit High School football game. They didn't know each other and had no idea their lives were about to intersect in a powerful way. As Lombard, a driver engineer for the Tampa Fire Department, left the game, he saw a car run through a stop sign. Lombard, off duty, followed the car as it pulled off to the side of the road. That's when Lombard saw that the driver, Garcia, was having a seizure. ...more

January 17, 2008

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scheduled to make "the religion speech" Thursday, but don't count on him giving a soliloquy on Mormon beliefs and practices. ...more

December 5, 2007

For Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani, Florida looms larger and larger as a crucial steppingstone on his path to winning the nomination. ...more

November 11, 2007

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote this morning on the nomination of Michael Mukasey to become the next attorney general of the United States. With two Democrats vowing to support him, Mukasey should have his confirmation wrapped up. ...more

November 6, 2007