Barack Obama has not made it easy for his Florida supporters. Like other leading Democratic presidential candidates, Obama has refused to campaign here. His staff ignores the grass-roots Florida organizations backing him. And his campaign recently declared that Florida's voters "have no bearing on the Democratic nomination contest." ...more

January 21, 2008

He hasn't raised a penny in contributions, doesn't have a campaign manager and knows that most Democratic Party officials don't take him seriously. ...more

January 11, 2008

A buoyant Sen. Barack Obama, anticipating a victory in today's New Hampshire primary, told voters Monday that he is "riding a wave, and you're the wave," as presidential candidates started to look toward extended nomination fights through next month. ...more

January 8, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband have been in career-threatening scrapes before, but never quite like the one they face in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, when nothing less than their would-be dynasty will be on the line. ...more

January 5, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama swept to victory in the Iowa caucuses Thursday night, pushing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to third place and taking a major stride in a historic bid to become the nation's first black president. ...more

January 4, 2008

Just two months ago, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York appeared to have turned a corner in Iowa. Now, as the race here enters its final month, she is once again fighting to fend off concerns that have dogged her from the start of her campaign in the state. ...more

December 4, 2007

After 35 years in prison, the man who shot and paralyzed Alabama Gov. George Wallace during his racially charged 1972 presidential campaign is scheduled to be released today into a society more diverse and more restrictive on guns. ...more

November 9, 2007

Former Plant City mayor and city commissioner John Dicks formally announced Monday that he is running for U.S. Congress in Florida's 9{+t}{+h} District. ...more

October 2, 2007

PLANT CITY - Former Plant City mayor and city commissioner John Dicks announced today that he will run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida's 9th District. ...more

October 1, 2007