South Africa's ruling party began a three-day meeting Friday to discuss whether to force out President Thabo Mbeki, who has faced mounting calls to resign since a court ruling suggested he had pressured prosecutors to charge his political rival with corruption. ...more

September 20, 2008

At 33, John Legg considers himself a sapling in an old-growth forest. Never mind his two elections to the state Legislature nor, counting his days as an aide to then-state Rep. Heather Fiorentino, that he has spent nearly a third of his life racing around the corridors of power in Tallahassee. ...more

September 12, 2008

A bill that would allow Iranian men to take additional wives without the consent of their first wife has angered women and the country's top justice official, who say it would undermine women's rights and could be a government attempt to more deeply enshrine its strict Islamic interpretation into law. ...more

September 5, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist told state agency heads Thursday that he wants construction projects sped up so more money can be pumped into the sluggish state economy. ...more

August 15, 2008

The House on Tuesday issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow segregation laws. ...more

July 30, 2008

It seems obvious: Children shouldn't be left alone in cars. Yet, parents and caregivers often find themselves doing just that as they run errands or try to avoid waking a child. Often, they forget the child is in the car. No one ever expects their child will die from it. Many are unaware they can go to jail for it. ...more

July 28, 2008

Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., is already receiving royalties for his autobiography to be released later this year, and Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Bartow, remains the Tampa Bay area's wealthiest member of Congress. ...more

May 20, 2008

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite is not only the lead House Republican co-sponsor of a new G.I. bill to expand education benefits to cover the costs of even the most expensive state universities for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. ...more

May 18, 2008

OPPOSES TAX HIKE TO FUND 'BROKEN PROMISE' TO VETS ...more

May 17, 2008

Speaking of CSX, when House members finally gathered to discuss the transportation bill, the measure looked nothing like it had. In its place was a 171-page strike-all amendment that replaced every word. ...more

May 11, 2008