Why Not Ask Troops? Regarding " 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Dispute Reignited" (Nation/World, July 24): ...more

July 31, 2008

A circuit judge this afternoon reserved judgment on a couple of legal issues in the lawsuit filed by Nick Bollea to stop the Pinellas County sheriff from releasing audio recordings of visits Bollea had with family while an inmate at Pinellas County Jail. ...more

July 30, 2008

You've got to give it to Barack Obama. He took the bait and ran with it, scoring some valuable political mileage abroad. But the question is -- do Americans really care that the Germans and the French love Obama -- enough to give him a ticket to the White House? That remains to be seen. ...more

July 28, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama stood before a sea of cheering admirers on Thursday and sought to inspire fresh cooperation among American allies to defeat terrorism and other threats. ...more

July 25, 2008

Nick Bollea turns 18 on Sunday, and as a result he will be transferred from his juvenile quarters at the Pinellas County Jail to an adult section, Pinellas sheriff's spokeswoman Marianne Pasha said. ...more

July 24, 2008

LARGO - Nick Bollea turns 18 on Sunday, and as a result he will be transferred from his juvenile quarters at the Pinellas County Jail to an adult section, said Pinellas Sheriff's spokeswoman Marianne Pasha. ...more

July 23, 2008

George Bernard Shaw noted that "Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy." A bit harsh perhaps, but then he was an ardent socialist spokesman who believed in equal pay for everyone and rescinding the private ownership of property. He was an icon for the "new left." ...more

July 12, 2008

CLEARWATER Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge George Greer ruled this Friday afternoon that there are too many issues that need to be resolved before he can decide whether to send Hulk Hogan to jail for failing to close on a $4.2 million Las Vegas condominium deal with his estranged wife Linda Bollea. ...more

July 11, 2008

Many people find Barack Obama's meteoric campaign and Democratic nomination amazing. ...more

June 27, 2008

Many people find Barack Obama's meteoric campaign and Democratic nomination amazing. This scenario could be one explanation. President Bill Clinton's escapades are one major factor. His administration's record is almost the opposite of President Bush II's record. Yet, his personal failings resulted in V.P. Al Gore's defeat in 2000, with the Florida government's assistance. The following horrendous eight years were the price the American people paid. Barack Obama's amazing nomination did not just happen, it was planned, and Hillary Clinton was the sacrifice. Sen. Obama's ability to raise an unheard of $270 million for a primary campaign was initiated long before he announced he was running. That factor paved the way for him. These backers knew it was risky to challenge President Clinton, but they reasoned since the economy was so bad and the Iraq War was still a quagmire, Obama could still win the presidential election. Their stealth campaign was brilliant. Now the real campaign begins. ...more

June 26, 2008