Democrat Barack Obama proposed more immediate steps Monday to heal the nation's ailing economy, including a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures at some banks and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs. ...more

October 14, 2008

The economy was the central theme Sunday in appearances by Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, above, and presidential candidate Barack Obama, and their Republican challengers, Sarah Palin and John McCain. In Scranton, Pa., Biden said that the Democratic ticket was better on the economy and health care. In St. Clairsville, Ohio, Palin promised voters she and McCain will bring jobs to the economically depressed region. Obama walked a Holland, Ohio, neighborhood, where questions from middle-class Americans focused on helping families. Advisers to McCain said Sunday he is considering proposals to help the nation weather the crisis. ...more

October 13, 2008

Support for the "marriage protection" amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot is not broad enough for passage, according to Mason-Dixon Polling & Research's latest Florida poll released Wednesday. Here's a look at the results: ...more

October 9, 2008

Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday. The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster-growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chickens. ...more

September 19, 2008

Senate Democrats promised a series of votes next week on offshore oil drilling as Republicans agreed Monday to let the Senate proceed on a defense bill that had been bottled up because of partisan disputes over the country's energy priorities. ...more

September 9, 2008

County Administrator David Hamilton is due to get his six-month evaluation from county commissioners this month. ...more

September 6, 2008

Baseball umpires and management signed an agreement Wednesday that will allow the sport to start using instant replay to help determine calls on the field. ...more

August 21, 2008

The state's top mortgage regulator is keeping his job, at least for two more weeks. The governor and Cabinet this morning gave Financial Regulations Director Don Saxon until Aug. 12 to come back with proposals to ensure convicted felons are not being licensed as mortgage brokers. ...more

July 29, 2008

Top Pentagon leaders are expected to recommend soon that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so, according to a senior military official. ...more

July 24, 2008

Electric bills for customers of Tampa Electric could jump 22.3 percent beginning next year thanks to a sharp increase in the utility's fuel costs, the company announced today. ...more

July 18, 2008