WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's campaign says a satirical New Yorker magazine cover showing the Democratic presidential candidate dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist is "tasteless and offensive." ...more

July 14, 2008

Most reasonable people have come to view Fox News Channel's "fair and balanced" motto as little more than a promotional claim that can't be backed up by fact. ...more

July 2, 2008

Internet Fills A Gap Regarding " 'Whitey' Lie Is Just The Beginning" (Commentary, June 22): ...more

June 29, 2008

There's an old saying about rumors: even one without a leg to stand on will still make its way all over town. That was when misinformation was spread by word of mouth and most times died out before causing much harm. That was before the Internet and e-mail. ...more

June 22, 2008

First lady Laura Bush made an unusual foray into the U.S. presidential campaign, praising Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., here Monday for her "grit and strength" and coming to the defense of Michelle Obama, the wife of the presumptive Democratic nominee. ...more

June 10, 2008

Several works about Sen. Barack Obama, the Democrats' presumptive presidential candidate, are planned for the summer and fall, from children's stories and photographs to attacks from the left and the right. ...more

June 8, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and his wife, Michelle, announced Saturday they would leave their longtime Chicago church, Trinity United Church of Christ, after racially charged comments by a visiting pastor last week dragged the presidential candidate into yet another controversy over religion and race. ...more

June 1, 2008

TAMPA - In the latest round of local radio wars, Bubba the Love Sponge Clem's morning show has moved to the top of the Arbitron ratings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater market. Clem returned to the airwaves in January on WHPT, 102.5 FM, and the most recent Arbitron survey released May 2 indicated his "Bubba the Love Sponge Show" has edged out morning rival "The MJ Morning Show," hosted by MJ Kelli (Todd Schnitt), on WFLZ, 93.3 FM. ...more

May 6, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama's refusal to wear an American flag lapel pin along with a photo of him not putting his hand over his heart during the National Anthem led conservatives on the Internet and in the media to question his patriotism. ...more

February 24, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama won an endorsement from the powerful Teamsters union Wednesday, critical labor support for the Democratic front-runner with upcoming contests in Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania. ...more

February 21, 2008