LAND O' LAKES - In the ebb and flow of politics, few qualities approach inevitability for power and influence. Whether wielded on behalf of a cause or a candidate, inevitability is the mother of all pre-emptive strikes. ...more

November 1, 2009

The space underneath the photo of Michelle Robinson Obama in the "First Ladies" exhibit at the National Museum of American History is blank. The only thing that fills it is imagination. ...more

February 16, 2009

John McCain's second bid for the White House has had the ups and downs of a wild Navy fighter jet ride. ...more

October 19, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- After back-to-back convention weeks with some soaring oratory and flawless television productions, John McCain's crowning night had neither. ...more

September 5, 2008

After a long and contentious presidential primary season in which Florida played a central role, Democrats hold their national convention this week with the aim of projecting strength and unity behind the first black presidential nominee of a major party. ...more

August 24, 2008

Turns out Democratic primary loser Hillary Rodham Clinton will get time to shine at the party's national convention after all - and quite a bit of it. ...more

August 15, 2008

It's hard to say whether anyone at Major League Baseball's Park Avenue offices got online this week to cast a vote for Evan Longoria's All-Star candidacy, but the game's powers that be probably weren't too upset when the Rays rookie secured his place Thursday. ...more

July 11, 2008

Florida researchers have identified seven possibilities for the next generation of mosquito repellant, some of which may work several times longer than the current standard-bearer, DEET. ...more

May 27, 2008

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the longtime Massachusetts Democrat and head of the Kennedy family, has a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said Tuesday. ...more

May 21, 2008

He was a standard bearer, a distance runner whom nearly everyone in the area measured themselves against and few could beat. ...more

May 20, 2008