The Republican National Committee has elected former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele the first black Republican National Committee chairman. Steele was the most moderate candidate in the field and was considered an outsider because he's not an RNC member. He beat back four challengers, including incumbent Mike Duncan, who was forced to withdraw from the field midway through the balloting in the face of a lack of support. ...more

January 30, 2009

When Sen. Mel Martinez published his autobiography earlier this year, the 240-page book said very little about his life in Washington. ...more

December 4, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over the last year. ...more

November 21, 2008

Wall Street is showing signs of settling down but the economy is still quite troubled, so putting money into funds that focus on dividends might help some investors regain their confidence in the market. ...more

November 9, 2008

Gov. Sarah Palin denounced anonymous criticisms leveled at her by former John McCain aides as lies, including allegations that Republican lawyers were traveling to Alaska to reclaim her high-priced wardrobe and that she didn't know Africa was a continent. ...more

November 8, 2008

Re: Frances Earl's column, "Nov 4: Last Chance To Get It Right," in the Oct. 30 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

November 2, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama raised more money in August than any presidential candidate has ever recorded in a one-month period, with his campaign disclosing Sunday that it collected $66 million and drew 500,000 first-time donors to his candidacy. ...more

September 15, 2008

Don't Change Rules Now Regarding "Seat Half Of Democratic Delegates According To How Florida Voted" (Our Opinion, Feb. 17): ...more

February 23, 2008

U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez recently gave President Bush some bad news. Not only was he quitting a Republican Party job that Bush lobbied him hard to take, he planned to help Democrats override Bush's veto of a multibillion dollar water bill with Everglades cleanup money. ...more

November 13, 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