Something fishy is going on with school board candidate James Yant's election signs. ...more

August 8, 2008

Something fishy is going on with school board candidate James Yant's election signs. ...more

August 8, 2008

Sometimes political parties play to type so perfectly that it's almost charming. Consider the completely predictable responses of Democrats and Republicans to the record prices of oil. ...more

August 3, 2008

AFGHANISTAN - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected, an Afghan official said. ...more

July 20, 2008

Every presidential campaign has its hitches. For John McCain, they felt more like full-blown lurches last week, with nearly every step forward quickly offset by a misstatement or wisecrack that seemed to blow his message off course. ...more

July 13, 2008

A mortgage rescue to help hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure and get more affordable, safer loans passed the Senate overwhelmingly on Friday, but it faces a bumpy road amid continuing turmoil in the housing market. ...more

July 12, 2008

The system for funding Social Security is "a disgrace" because it forces young Americans to pay into a program that is unlikely to benefit them in its current form, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said this week, wading into politically touchy territory. ...more

July 10, 2008

Seeking any edge in the upcoming presidential, state and local elections, Democrats and Republicans are trying to register and motivate a new pool of potential Florida voters: former felons. ...more

June 13, 2008

Who is Barack Obama and from whence has he come? Obama was born 1961 in Hawaii, graduated Columbia University in 1983 and Harvard University in 1991 (magna cum laude). At Harvard he was elected the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review, a high honor indeed. Although his educational honors would have brought him an excellent position and salary, he chose to work for only $8,000 per year as a community organizer after some time at a law firm as a civil rights attorney and organized voter registration for Bill Clinton's candidacy for president. ...more

June 12, 2008

Who is Barack Obama and from whence has he come? ...more

June 11, 2008