State Sen. Mike Fasano is protesting a campaign flier accusing him of supporting higher rates for insurance companies. ...more

October 11, 2008

With Hispanic voters in Florida and nationally seen as a key to the presidential race, Sen. Mel Martinez on Thursday night told the Republican National Convention that John McCain is the presidential candidate best prepared to lead "in a dangerous world." ...more

September 5, 2008

Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, keynoting the Democratic National Convention, said Tuesday night that American voters "have one shot to get it right" by electing Barack Obama president to end Republican leadership that is stuck in the past. ...more

August 27, 2008

"You go hunting where the ducks are," said Barry Goldwater. The successor to Barry's Senate seat apparently believes that ducks come from Mexico and speak Spanish. For in July alone, John McCain made three separate appearances before Hispanic groups. ...more

July 24, 2008

The 1st Congressional District, the northernmost in the most culturally Southern state, has given the nation William Faulkner and Elvis Presley, and next Tuesday will have a special congressional election that will test the Republican hope that Barack Obama and his former pastor can be the basis of a Republican strategy to nationalize congressional races to the disadvantage of Democrats. ...more

May 9, 2008

Hillsborough commissioners agreed two weeks ago that they needed a better relationship with the city of Tampa to collaborate on ways to save taxpayers' money. ...more

February 20, 2008

Sen. Mel Martinez has surpassed $3 million raised for his campaign war chest since taking office, well ahead of the pace of most other U.S. senators whose current terms also expire in 2010, new campaign finance reports show. ...more

February 11, 2008

John Edwards bought himself a Senate seat with the proceeds of a $25 million lawsuit and has been running for president ever since. ...more

January 11, 2008

SEBRING — A rumor that he wouldn't run for a third term in the Florida Senate is not true, J.D. Alexander confirmed Wednesday. "I have every intention of running," said Alexander, R-Lake Wales. So far, he's the only candidate who's filed in District 17, but others, including Denise Grimsley, are keeping their eyes on the race. On Nov. 20, the Lakeland Ledger ran a five-paragraph story. "Rumors continue in Tallahassee that Alexander may not run in 2008," the Ledger reported. "Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, and Rep. Denise Grimsley, R-Lake Placid, want to run for the Senate seat if Alexander doesn't run. But they don't want to wait until the week of qualifying in June of 2008 to find out if he is really pulling out. By then it could be too short of time to raise the amount of money needed and to campaign for the Aug. 26 party primary." ...more

November 30, 2007

President Bush on Wednesday nominated Edward Schafer, who served two terms as governor of North Dakota, to head the Department of Agriculture, an agency with a broad mandate ranging from administration of the federal food stamp program and aiding economic development in rural America to enhancing food safety. ...more

November 1, 2007