OSI Clarifies Consultant Use OSI Restaurant Partners, the parent of Outback Steakhouse, on Thursday said it has not retained a restructuring adviser, contrary to a national media report. ...more

March 13, 2009

Rush Limbaugh has been Topic A in the political world, with Republicans debating his influence on their party and Democrats trying to elevate the conservative radio host to the GOP's de facto spokesman. ...more

March 8, 2009

Verizon has suffered such a sharp decline in its landline division it is considering drastic measures to preserve its market share. ...more

February 20, 2009

PLANT CITY Espress Yourself Coffee 101 recently closed, but that doesn't mean the end to caffeine fixes downtown. The Daily Grind & News will open next month in the same location, 101 E. J. Arden Mays Blvd. ...more

February 16, 2009

In one of the first acts of his presidency, Barack Obama fulfilled a campaign promise and reversed the most disputed counterterrorism policies of the Bush administration. He signed executive orders closing the Guantanamo detention camp within a year, ending the CIA's secret prisons and requiring interrogators to use only methods prescribed in the Army Field Manual. ...more

February 13, 2009

The reviews for Verizon's BlackBerry Storm have been as mixed as the results of the company's fourth-quarter sales figures. ...more

January 30, 2009

Florida Republicans from the Tampa Bay area and elsewhere are questioning whether the state would get its fair share of the $819 billion stimulus package the House passed Wednesday. ...more

January 30, 2009

The subfreezing temperatures last week actually raised optimism for some farmers. ...more

January 25, 2009

It's a good time to be a used car salesman. In fact, if you're in the business of selling anything pre-owned, you're likely to get more attention than normal these days. ...more

January 23, 2009

Kevin Beckner pleaded with his fellow Hillsborough County commissioners Thursday to break the restraints of the past and reopen the issue of providing health care benefits for the unmarried domestic partners of county employees. ...more

January 23, 2009