LEGISLATURE 2010

Real work, cash hunt collide

For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaig...

POLITIFACT

Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obam...

REPUBLICANS

GOP official fired due to fake Twitter account

A Twitter account that impersonated the chairman of Brevard County's Republican Party was linked to a state...

PUBLIC CORRUPTION

Florida Sen. Dan Gelber pushing for tougher public corruption laws

Citing a rash of corruption cases, a state senator is pushing for laws to combat bribery and restrict conta...

FLORIDA HOUSE

Fate of Ray Sansom probe on agenda

A special House committee will decide whether to continue its investigation into former Speaker Ray Sansom.

RACE FOR GOVERNOR

Alex Sink, Bill McCollum go after abusive debt collectors

Gubernatorial rivals Alex Sink and Bill McCollum both proposed measures to crack down on debt collectors.

GUBERNATORIAL RACE

GOP senator enters Florida governor's race

Paula Dockery, a Republican state senator from Lakeland who has never run for statewide office, joins the b...

TALLAHASSEE

Analyst: Florida's sex-offender restrictions may be flawed

The state's sex-offender residency restrictions might be counterproductive, according to an analyst.

FORWARD LOOK | U.S. SENATE RACE

Marco Rubio warming up Panhandle voters

Marco Rubio, the first Cuban-American Republican from Miami to seek statewide office, got a warm reception ...

POLITICS

Voters' love affair with Gov. Charlie Crist cools off

THE LEGISLATURE

Fla. lawmakers propose banning felons owning pain clinics

Lawmakers announced Friday that they will be filing a bill that would require the state to revoke or deny o...

Obama says Dover visit was 'a sobering reminder'

White House garden has 2nd major harvest

Cupboards at a soup kitchen near the White House will be spilling over for several days after a donation of...

Obama unhappy with criticism of his NYC date night

President Barack Obama says only once since Jan. 20 has White House life annoyed him.

President Obama rallies Democratic base in Miami

President Barack Obama dashed from a Navy hangar in Jacksonville to a swanky Miami Beach hotel Monday to bu...

Yes, she can: Obama's golfers a men's club no more

The White House scored a stroke for gender equality in sports on Sunday.

Which tax should rise to pay for health care overhaul?

Congressional negotiators are divided over how to raise taxes to pay for overhauling the nation's healt...

Congress won't try to keep Guantánamo detainees out of U.S. — for now

Congressional negotiators have agreed to drop an amendment to a defense approrpiations bill that would have...

Obama given some credit for Lebanon vote's moderate turn

Lebanon's pro-Western political parties turned their focus Monday toward crafting a stable coalition go...

Yet another review ordered of Afghan policy — fifth this year

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has given the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan 60 days to conduct anothe...

Crowd loved Obama's 'Irabac,' even when he got it wrong

One of the Cairo cafe questions debated in the days leading up to the speech was: Would Obama say "salaam" ...

Obama urges patience, lower expectations on economy

President Barack Obama told Americans Tuesday to brace for "more job loss, more foreclosures, and more...

FLORIDA PENSIONS

Change sought in who oversees state pension funds

The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FORT LAUDERDALE

Bank ordered to turn over documents for Rothstein case in Broward County

A bank connected to the case of attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered to release files by Monday.

LEGISLATURE 2010

Real work, cash hunt collide

For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaig...

TALLAHASSEE

House panel to continue pursuing Ray Sansom probe

There will be no delay in a Florida House committee's probe into allegations that former Speaker Ray Sansom...

POLITIFACT

Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obam...

ADOPTION AGENCIES

NRA: Ban adoption agencies from asking about gun ownership

The NRA wants to stop adoption agencies from asking prospective parents about whether they own guns, saying...

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Push begins for tougher Public Service Commission rules

Proposals emerge to force the state utility board to operate by the same ethics rules as judges.

FLORIDA HOUSE

Fate of Ray Sansom probe on agenda

A special House committee will decide whether to continue its investigation into former Speaker Ray Sansom.

RACE FOR GOVERNOR

Alex Sink, Bill McCollum go after abusive debt collectors

Gubernatorial rivals Alex Sink and Bill McCollum both proposed measures to crack down on debt collectors.

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE

Florida sues Expedia, Orbitz over taxes

Florida's attorney general has accused online travel bookers Expedia and Orbitz of cheating state and local...

TALLAHASSEE

Analyst: Florida's sex-offender restrictions may be flawed

The state's sex-offender residency restrictions might be counterproductive, according to an analyst.

FLORIDA PENSIONS

Change sought in who oversees state pension funds

The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FORT LAUDERDALE

Bank ordered to turn over documents for Rothstein case in Broward County

A bank connected to the case of attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered to release files by Monday.

LEGISLATURE 2010

Real work, cash hunt collide

For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaig...

SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

Tour of Scott Rothstein's office reveals gallery of who's who

To show they `aren't hiding from the public,' lawyer Scott Rothstein's partners gave reporters a tour of hi...

POLITIFACT

Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obam...

ADOPTION AGENCIES

NRA: Ban adoption agencies from asking about gun ownership

The NRA wants to stop adoption agencies from asking prospective parents about whether they own guns, saying...

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Push begins for tougher Public Service Commission rules

Proposals emerge to force the state utility board to operate by the same ethics rules as judges.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Disabled foster child granted U.S. residency

Selim Isimer, a severely disabled teen who entered foster care after his parents brought him to Miami from ...

FLORIDA HOUSE

Fate of Ray Sansom probe on agenda

A special House committee will decide whether to continue its investigation into former Speaker Ray Sansom.

PUBLIC CORRUPTION

Florida Sen. Dan Gelber pushing for tougher public corruption laws

Citing a rash of corruption cases, a state senator is pushing for laws to combat bribery and restrict conta...

REPUBLICANS

GOP official fired due to fake Twitter account

A Twitter account that impersonated the chairman of Brevard County's Republican Party was linked to a state...

10 ways the House bill would change health care

WASHINGTON — These are some of the changes in the way health insurance would work in the United State...

GOP's Graham steps out on a limb on climate change

U.S. Sen. Lindesy Graham, a South Carolina Republican, is working with Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massac...

House poised to pass historic health care legislation

With a personal push from President Barack Obama, the House was headed toward passage Saturday of historic ...

Obama arrival in Tokyo delayed by a day

Obama nearing decision to send more troops to Afghanistan

President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan...

Iran, North Korea top Clinton's overseas agenda

Nuclear impasses with Iran and North Korea are the dominant issues for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Cl...

Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan

Administration officials have told McClatchy that the decision is likely to include the dispatch of 23,000 ...

Obama statement on health care legislation

Text of President Barack Obama's remarks Saturday at the White House on health care legislation:

Health bill clears first hurdle in House

President Barack Obama's health care initiative has cleared its first big hurdle in the House, with lawmake...

Dems on track to limit abortion coverage in health-care bill

A last-minute deal on abortion appeared to give House of Representatives Democrats fresh confidence that th...

Shortage of military therapists creates strain

Chavez's new appeal to Venezuelans: Save energy

A nation built atop a sea of energy is struggling to keep the lights on.

Poll shows decline in Hugo Chavez's popularity

President Hugo Chavez's popularity has slipped and a majority of Venezuelans view the situation in their co...

HAITI

Haiti's prime minister targeted for ouster by lawmakers

Haitian senators want to oust the country's prime minister, claiming she has moved too slowly in addressing...

Chile president proposes limiting military courts

Chile's president has sent to Congress a bill that would strip military courts of their ability to try civi...

Report: Haiti PM faces challenge over gov finances

Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis is expected to face questions in the Senate this week over the ...

Ex-guerrilla just shy of outright win in Uruguay

CUBA

Faced with a deep recession, Cuba tries socialism lite

Facing a severe and protracted economic downturn, Cuba's government is scaling back socialism in an attemp...

CUBA

Blogger can't come to U.S. for prize

A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country's com...

TOURISM

U.S.-Cuba travel picking up steam

Bills in Congress to allow all travel to Cuba are increasingly drawing support among U.S. lawmakers and the...

ARGENTINA

Controversial media-reform bill in Argentina faces vote

Argentina's president and the nation's largest media conglomerate square off over a media-reform bill that ...

HONDURAS

OAS diplomats get talks started in Honduras crisis

The two sides in the Honduran political conflict had direct talks for the first time in almost three months.