Two very different campaign rallies were held in Tampa on Sunday. Singer Jimmy Buffett led a raucous crowd at a free Last Chance For Change rally at the Ford Amphitheatre, urging people (particularly Barack Obama supporters) to vote. At a more sedate affair, former GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani made a pitch for John McCain. ...more

November 3, 2008

Word comes from Madison, Wis., that a telemarketer named Ted Zoromski quit his job this week over John McCain's message. ...more

October 25, 2008

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain will hold a rally at 3 p.m. Thursday at Roberts Sports Arena. ...more

October 20, 2008

The party's just beginning, Rays fans. To celebrate the Tampa Bay Rays' first American League pennant ever, St. Petersburg is throwing a fan rally from 5:30 p.m. to about 9 p.m. today at The Pier. ...more

October 20, 2008

Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama will kick off Florida's early voting period on Monday with a rally in Tampa. ...more

October 18, 2008

As flu season approaches, many New Jersey parents are furious over a first-in-the-nation requirement that children get a flu shot in order to attend preschools and day care centers. The decision should be made by parents, not the state, they contend. ...more

October 17, 2008

In Florida alone, some 600,000 blacks haven't registered to vote, Michelle Obama told a rally on Saturday. ...more

September 28, 2008

The Dow plunged Monday more than 370 points and oil prices rocketed more than $25 a barrel - the biggest one-day jump ever - as anxiety about the government's $700 billion bailout plan sent new shockwaves through the markets. ...more

September 23, 2008

Financial advisers and brokers in the Tampa Bay area found themselves caught up in the turmoil of Wall Street this week as anxious clients called looking for help making sense of the breathtaking sweep of events. The tumult culminated Friday with a federal government plan to cleanse banks of the bad mortgages that had touched off a world financial crisis. The government plan ignited a two-day rally on Wall Street on Thursday and Friday that erased shattering losses earlier in the week when insurance giant AIG, swept up in the mortgage mess, teetered on bankruptcy. ...more

September 20, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Republican candidate for president John McCain is beginning a two-day campaign trip through Florida with a stop in Jacksonville. ...more

September 15, 2008