John McCain revved up efforts Tuesday to explain his economic plan, as the financial-market turmoil threatened to steal the spotlight from his central presidential primary campaign theme of national security. ...more

January 23, 2008

AVON PARK — Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is scheduled to be in downtown Sebring at 10 a.m. The public is invited, said Marvin Kahn, who arranged the meeting at Iris & Butterflies, 207 Circle Park Drive. "She specifically asked to meet women who are in business," said Kahn, the Highlands County co-chairman of Mitt Romney for President. Kahn, a Highlands County citrus grove owner, said he got a call last week from the state GOP that Ann Romney might stop in Sebring, so he quickly arranged the visit to the gift shop. ...more

January 23, 2008

With former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid likely hinging on next week's Republican primary in Florida, he's zeroing in on an issue that heavily impacts Floridians - property insurance. ...more

January 23, 2008

TAMPA - Plagued by an empty bank account, GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee has cut back his Florida schedule to a bare minimum and may be aiming his campaign at Super Tuesday on Feb. 5 rather than the Sunshine State on Jan. 29. ...more

January 22, 2008

Rudy Giuliani has shifted his campaign emphasis from law and order and national security to the economy. ...more

January 22, 2008

What Happened Monday While U.S. markets were closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the world's other major economies went into tailspins. Stocks lost value in 42 of the 43 nations with widely followed markets - the only exception was Sri Lanka. A German index fell the most since the Sept. 11 attacks. An index in India had the second-worst decline in its history. ...more

January 22, 2008

In what already has been one of the most intense and unpredictable presidential campaigns in half a century, Florida's "devalued" primary next week may be the most important before "Super Tuesday." ...more

January 21, 2008

The battle for Florida has begun. "We're right in the middle of it now - this is what we've been waiting for," Rudy Giuliani told a shouting, chanting crowd here Sunday. ...more

January 21, 2008

On the Republican side, Florida won't decide the contest, but probably will determine who's left standing to fight for Super Tuesday on Feb. 5. ...more

January 20, 2008

Hillary Clinton isn't the only one who has found her voice. ...more

January 20, 2008