Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: ...more

March 14, 2009

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says those who have lived through Hurricane Katrina doubt that government can rescue Americans from the economic storms. ...more

February 24, 2009

One of the facts of political life in Florida has long been that the party in power after the 10-year U.S. census gets to overhaul legislative and congressional districts without regard to existing geographical boundaries or communities. ...more

February 4, 2009

House Republicans are stiffening their resistance to the magnitude of spending in the plan developed by House Democrats on Obama's behalf to create or save more than 3 million jobs. In the Republican response to the president's address, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the House minority leader, called for deeper tax cuts instead. ...more

January 25, 2009

President Barack Obama sought to dampen Republicans' complaints about the Democrats' massive economic revival package Friday with an offer to listen carefully to their ideas, too. ...more

January 24, 2009

Why Putnam Left Post Re: "That's Not Why I knocked On 20,000 Doors" (Views Nov. 16): ...more

November 19, 2008

Even after a painful pounding in the polls, the conservative philosophy of small government remains very much alive and definitely kicking. ...more

November 9, 2008

With the potential of the hotly contested presidential race drawing a record number of voters to the polls on Nov. 5, Highlands County's Democrat and Republican leaders are urging people to take advantage of early voting, which starts Monday. ...more

October 18, 2008

Former Army officer Tom Rooney edged out a victory in Tuesday's Republican primary and will face freshman Democratic U.S. Rep Tim Mahoney, who captured his seat after Rep. Mark Foley resigned amid an Internet teen sex scandal. ...more

August 27, 2008

The Hillsborough County Republican Party has chosen Rachel Burgin, legislative assistant to state Rep. Anthony "Trey" Traviesa, to replace Traviesa on the November ballot for the 56th District seat. ...more

August 15, 2008