Independents Shut Out Regarding "Drawing The Line On Redistricting" (Commentary, Jan 6): ...more

January 12, 2008

For the first time since the infamous election of 2000, Florida voters will have a meaningful say in the choice for president. Even though the political parties are punishing the state for calling an early primary, the winning campaigns will garner headlines and momentum. Early voting starts Jan. 14. ...more

January 3, 2008

The Democratic National Committee voted Aug. 25 to punish Florida for scheduling its Jan. 29 primary earlier than party rules allow and stripped all its convention delegates. ...more

January 2, 2008

TAMPA - The Democratic National Committee voted Aug. 25 to punish Florida for scheduling its Jan. 29 primary earlier than party rules allow, and stripped all its convention delegates. Since then, 17,808 Hillsborough voters switched political parties, a Tribune analysis of party-switching data shows. ...more

December 31, 2007

The will of the people is being violated by many organizations, churches, unions,. Unions were organized to represent "we the people," but if you look how the wage scale has remained low for the last 50 years, and how many of our largest unions represent and promote foreign nationals, creating huge numbers of people for each and every job, forcing wage scales down. The AF of C, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, United Aircraft Workers are just a few. Many of these unions have corporations sitting on both sides of the negotiating table on all contracts. This was made illegal many years ago, in the 75th Congress, where the Pinkerton Detective Agency had infiltrated the leadership of many unions for corporations, so as to control unions. ...more

December 1, 2007

President Pervez Musharraf announced Thursday that he intended to lift emergency rule and restore the constitution by Dec. 16, saying he had fulfilled his promise to bring democracy to Pakistan and calling on political parties to participate in January elections. ...more

November 30, 2007

Throughout my life, I have seen my share of suffering and pain. I am especially sensitive to the pain and suffering of children. ...more

October 14, 2007

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that he is prepared for a rupture in relations with the United States if his government launches an incursion into northern Iraq in search of Kurdish rebels. ...more

October 13, 2007

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that the continued flow of weapons, suicide bombers and terrorism funding into his country would result in 'disastrous consequences' for the region and the world. ...more

September 27, 2007

Five years ago, Michael Cox made a pitch to county officials to spend tourist tax revenue on a multipurpose sports complex rather than a tennis stadium. ...more

September 22, 2007