Yesterday's bra-burners are sizzling. Older Democratic women are angry about how Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was characterized in her historic bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. They're angry that the media - cable commentators, mostly - talked about her fat ankles, cleavage and clothes. And they're disappointed the younger generation failed to join arms with a sisterhood that's waged historic battles for women's rights. ...more

June 15, 2008

Tim Russert, a fixture in American homes on Sunday mornings and election nights since becoming moderator of "Meet the Press" nearly 17 years ago, died Friday of a heart attack after collapsing at the Washington bureau of NBC News. He was 58. ...more

June 14, 2008

The U.S. presidential candidates could learn a lesson from the history of the Ybor City neighborhood, once known as the Cigar Capital of the World. ...more

June 5, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama, 46, was in "excellent health" at the time of his last examination more than a year ago and has no known medical problems that would affect his ability to serve as president, according to a letter by his physician released Thursday. ...more

May 30, 2008

Sen. John McCain attempted to distance himself from the Bush administration Tuesday on a contentious foreign policy issue, saying he would work more closely with Russia on nuclear disarmament and would stop plans for a nuclear weapon once coveted by the current president. ...more

May 28, 2008

Sen. John McCain is being unfairly ridiculed for wanting to fight the Iraq war for 100 more years. Fighting beyond 2100 is a frightening prospect and it's based on something he did say. But the accusation is an audacious exaggeration. ...more

May 25, 2008

A time-tested rule of business is to under-promise and over-deliver, an approach politicians should use to manage expectations, too. ...more

May 22, 2008

The days of Republican politicians taking Florida's Hispanic voters for granted are over. ...more

May 18, 2008

In the clearest indication yet of how he intends to confront Sen. Barack Obama on foreign policy issues in the general election, Sen. John McCain on Friday again portrayed the Democratic contender as being the favorite of Hamas, the militant Palestinian group, and implied that he would also be friendly with Iran, a Hamas ally. ...more

May 10, 2008

Until now, Shirley Morgan had always been the kind of voter the Republican Party thought it could count on. She comes from a family of staunch Republicans, has a son in the military and has supported Republican presidential candidates ever since she cast her first ballot, for Richard Nixon in 1972. ...more

May 3, 2008