Gov. Charlie Crist violated the Florida Constitution when he agreed with the Seminole Indian Tribe to expand gambling in the state, an attorney for the Florida House told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. ...more

January 31, 2008

The Bush administration strongly supports the use preconditions as a precursor to talks with states unfriendly to United States policy. Recent examples include discussions for potential talks with Iran and Syria. ...more

January 23, 2008

A former Republican member of Congress from Michigan was indicted Wednesday in connection with his work for a U.S.-based Islamic relief organization that allegedly supported a prominent Afghan warlord. ...more

January 17, 2008

Arnold Silver considers it a belated but welcome holiday gift. Silver and other residents near Barclay Avenue are thankful this week after learning that Wal-Mart will not continue its effort to build a supercenter on a site near Powell Middle School. ...more

January 2, 2008

Arnold Silver considers it a belated but welcome holiday gift. ...more

January 1, 2008

Retailer considers site at County Line Road and Suncoast Parkway. ...more

December 31, 2007

Republican Mitt Romney aligned himself squarely with President Bush and his national security policies Wednesday, reaching out to GOP loyalists who hold Bush in high regard, back the Iraq war and could sway the nomination race. ...more

December 20, 2007

A half-man, half-goat ceramic figure supposedly sculpted by 19th century French artist Paul Gauguin has delighted aficionados visiting the Art Institute of Chicago for a decade, but now the museum says "The Faun" is a fake. ...more

December 14, 2007

Gov. Charlie Crist appears to have scored a financial touchdown, but the Legislature is challenging the play. House Speaker Marco Rubio says Crist stepped over the line when he negotiated a gambling tax to be paid by the state's tribal casinos. ...more

December 3, 2007

Americans and our country are between a rock and a hard place with a war that is likely to be unending and the immigration of millions who have no intention of becoming Americans. It is very likely that soon English will become the secondary language taught in the United States. ...more

October 4, 2007