Think John McCain will seal the votes of senior citizens simply because they may share the aches and wrinkles of age? Not so fast. ...more

November 2, 2008

There's always talk about the impact young voters could have in choosing the next president. But this truly could be a breakout year for them. ...more

October 26, 2008

The Classic Creations barber shop sits empty, surrounded by drunks and shuttered storefronts just two blocks from the manicured lawns of Grosse Pointe Park. The contrast isn't lost on LaVar Anthony, a young barber who speaks in riddles of race, class and politics. ...more

September 28, 2008

Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Illinois Sen. Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks - many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles. ...more

September 23, 2008

WASHINGTON - Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks - many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles. ...more

September 20, 2008

WASHINGTON -- If the presidential election goes to the dogs, John McCain is looking like best in show. From George Washington's foxhound Drunkard to George W. Bush's terriers Barney and Miss Beazley, pets are a longtime presidential tradition for which the presumed Republican nominee seems well prepared, with more than a dozen. ...more

July 8, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The public hasn't taken to Michelle Obama yet, especially whites. And it's got a question about Cindy McCain: Who is she? ...more

July 2, 2008

John McCain is bullish on free trade. The country isn't. Yet McCain doesn't miss many opportunities to reproach Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama's emerging opposition to international trade deals. ...more

June 13, 2008

Sometimes, honesty does pay. Debbie Cole, the Pinellas County employee who turned in $65,000 she found this month rather than keep it, was rewarded Monday. ...more

October 16, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Sometimes, honesty does pay. Debbie Cole, the Pinellas County employee who turned in $65,000 she found this month rather than keep it, was rewarded Monday. ...more

October 15, 2007