Early voting begins Monday. Find out where the presidential candidates stand on issues crucial to the nation's future. Their takes on Iraq, the economy, health care and more are on a page you can take with you whether you vote early or on Jan. 29. ...more

January 13, 2008

Republican presidential rivals backed a blend of tax and spending cuts Thursday night to head off an election-year recession they generally agreed is avoidable. ...more

January 11, 2008

The new primary and general election system is superb. Why it was not inaugurated long ago is beyond my comprehension. This is the way it works: All states have their presidential primaries the first Tuesday of March, during the presidential election years. All city, county, state and federal elections are held during even years only. Between elections, vacancies are temporarily filled by the highest elected official of the entity. ...more

January 11, 2008

Florida is having a dismal decade when it comes to presidential primaries. In 2000, Floridians voted in Republican and Democratic primaries on March 14. But the races had effectively ended four days earlier. ...more

January 6, 2008

Wide public discontent over the war in Iraq helped sweep Democrats to the control of Congress last year. But Iraq is becoming less of an issue for both parties, either on the campaign trail or in the nation's capital, ahead of the fast-approaching presidential primaries. ...more

December 30, 2007

Before heading to that New Year's Eve party Monday, don't forget: Dec. 31 also is the deadline to register to vote in January's presidential primaries. ...more

December 27, 2007

Giuliani, Clinton Maintain Leads In State Primary Polls Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton retained their commanding leads in the presidential primaries in Florida in a poll released Friday. ...more

November 17, 2007

Despite protests from state Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer, the full Republican National Committee voted Thursday to cut in half the national convention delegations of those states, including Florida, that hold presidential primaries before Feb. 5. ...more

November 9, 2007

An effort led by two freshmen Florida congressmen to address skyrocketing home insurance costs tied to national disasters may have been hijacked by presidential politics Thursday. ...more

November 9, 2007

Despite the candidates' pleas for endorsements, some of the most powerful labor unions are sitting on the sidelines until the presidential primaries begin to thin out the Democratic field. ...more

October 22, 2007