Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has won Senate confirmation to serve as the nation's health and human services secretary. ...more

April 28, 2009

Belittling John McCain as a relic of the disco age, Democrat Barack Obama pushed his campaign Friday to a new level of counterpunching "on the issues that matter" and directed his running mate to be tougher on their Republican opponents. ...more

September 13, 2008

Druzbick, Adkins Also Take Primary Wins ...more

August 27, 2008

County Commissioner Jeff Stabins handily beat his two Republican opponents in the District 1 race Tuesday, an early indicator of the staying power of the incumbent board. ...more

August 27, 2008

Some candidates for local and state races have amassed a good chunk of money. ...more

July 29, 2008

Some challengers have lots of cash to work with. ...more

July 29, 2008

Citing the specter of attacks from independent groups on the right, Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, announced Thursday that he would opt out of the public financing system for the general election campaign. ...more

June 20, 2008

Hotly contested local elections and efforts to educate voters have prompted nearly 10,000 requests for absentee ballots for the Aug. 26 primary. ...more

June 18, 2008

SEBRING — In 2005, when Tim Mahoney entered the 16th District congressional race against Mark Foley, political prognosticators gave him no chance to win. As late as Sept. 12, 2006, even a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee poll had Mahoney trailing Foley 35 to 48 percent. But on Sept. 29, Foley resigned after a Web site revealed the congressman had been sending salacious e-mails to teenaged House pages. ...more

December 27, 2007

SEBRING — The election season started early for presidential candidates, but it's also revving up in Highlands County. ...more

October 25, 2007