Florida has voted Republican six out of the past seven presidential elections, but unless John McCain begins paying more attention to the state's most important issues, he can't assume it will turn red for him in November. ...more

July 29, 2008

President Raul Castro warned Washington that Cuba would stay focused on defense regardless of who wins November's presidential election, but failed to announce more changes to the communist system during a major address Saturday night. ...more

July 27, 2008

Along with the grand tradition of holding presidential elections every four years, the United States also holds dear the practice of making a quick buck from the passions surrounding those elections. ...more

July 16, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - More than 150,000 former felons in Florida are eligible to cast ballots in this year's elections, but most of them may not even know their rights have been restored, according to state parole commission officials. ...more

July 7, 2008

Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe has plenty of competitors for the title of "least democratic in Africa." ...more

July 5, 2008

Adjusting To Reality Regarding "Obama Rejects Public Money" (Nation/World, June 20): ...more

June 26, 2008

There are so many critical issues in our country that must be expressed. We sometimes wonder if we are ever heard by our government and our official politicians? ...more

June 4, 2008

The back-and-forth last week during appearances in Florida by presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama on U.S. policy toward Cuba showed one of two things: ...more

May 27, 2008

Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday he is likely to recommend further troop reductions in Iraq but won't promise more details until fall - timing that plunges the four-star Army general into the heart of this year's presidential elections. ...more

May 23, 2008

After more than a month's delay, Zimbabwe's Election Commission officially announced the results of the disputed March 29 presidential elections on Friday, saying that the opposition candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, had won more votes than the incumbent president, Robert Mugabe, but not enough to avoid a runoff. ...more

May 3, 2008