One professor called it spiteful. Another said it was far-fetched. Those were the reactions Wednesday to U.S Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite's request that President Barack Obama get the permission of Congress before he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize. ...more

October 29, 2009

TAMPA Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio faces a tough political task if she decides to run for the U.S. Senate: build a local political base into a statewide campaign in one of the nation's largest states. ...more

February 1, 2009

The message to prospective employers attending a workforce seminar this morning was that even in a struggling economy, there are good people out there eager to work. About 100 corporate and business representatives sat in on the annual Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce's workforce summit in the auditorium of Stetson College of Law, just north of downtown Tampa. ...more

November 13, 2008

"Historic levels" of voter turnout taxed Florida's election system at times on Tuesday but failed to trigger anything resembling the kind of meltdown experienced in 2000. ...more

November 5, 2008

"Historic levels" of voter turnout taxed Florida's election system at times on Tuesday but failed to trigger anything resembling the kind of meltdown experienced in 2000. ...more

November 5, 2008

At the Green Shift Music and Comics store in Tampa, they sell guitars and funny books. But something not so amusing happened there recently. ...more

November 3, 2008

Ernest Brown voted for Barack Obama, in part, because he likes the Democrat's plan to rebuild the economy. Ed Trego voted for Republican John McCain because of his experience. ...more

November 2, 2008

Bay area Republicans and their GOP colleagues nationally will wake up the morning after Tuesday's elections with a newly chosen president-elect and a new political landscape. ...more

November 2, 2008

TAMPA - Early voters surveyed in the Tampa Bay are chose Democrat Barack Obama because they said he can best deal with the economy while those who chose Republican John McCain list his experience as their main reason. ...more

October 31, 2008

With 20 days until the general election, the campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are working feverishly to get out the vote among core supporters in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

October 16, 2008