September 28, 2008
‘Wear what you want’ on election day
Some registered voters are worried over a few rumors about election day requirements, but Jackson County’s Supervisor of Elections says there’s no need for concern.
Obama, Biden wives urge voter registration in Tallahassee
In Florida alone, some 600,000 blacks haven’t registered to vote, Michelle Obama told a rally on Saturday.
Senate sends big spending bill to Bush to sign
Automakers gained $25 billion in taxpayer-subsidized loans and oil companies won elimination of a long-standing ban on drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as the Senate passed a sprawling spending bill Saturday.
Deal reached on financial markets bailout
Congressional leaders and the Bush administration reached a tentative deal early Sunday on a landmark bailout of imperiled financial markets whose collapse could plunge the nation into a deep recession.
September 26, 2008
The debate is on; McCain agrees to participate
Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate Friday night even though Congress doesn’t have a bailout deal, reversing an earlier decision to delay the forum until Washington had addressed the financial crisis.
Another dispute in Palm Beach Count election race
A candidate in the disputed Palm Beach County judicial race says he will challenge the results of a third recount that cost him his seat.
September 22, 2008
Obama to head south to prepare for debates
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama undergoes three days of preparation this week for a crucial foreign policy clash with John McCain in the first debate of the general election campaign.
Palin’s first Fla. campaign stop a safe one
Sarah Palin played it safe Sunday on her first trip as John McCain’s running mate to the battleground state of Florida.
September 16, 2008
Dothan, Ala. mayor says he won’t run for re-election
There will be a new face in the mayor’s office in Dothan, Ala. in Oct. 2009.
September 13, 2008
Tallahassee judge seals ballots in Palm Beach judge election
A Tallahassee judge has ordered the ballots sealed in a disputed Palm Beach judicial election as the facts of what happened continued to emerge.
September 12, 2008
Alternate planning amendment goes to court
A lawyer for a proposed 2010 citizens initiative to require voter approval of changes in local growth plans urged the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday to keep a business-backed alternative off the same ballot.
September 11, 2008
Judge cuts Abramoff’s Fla. sentence by 2 years
A federal judge agreed Wednesday to shave two years from former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s prison sentence for a fraudulent Florida casino boat deal.
Ghosts of 2000: Voting chaos in Palm Beach County
Missing ballots. A cadre of lawyers. An election recount. Welcome to Palm Beach County in 2008.
September 08, 2008
Obama accuses Republican rivals of dishonesty
Barack Obama broadly accused his Republican rivals of dishonesty Monday, citing former lobbyists working for John McCain, Sarah Palin’s shifting stance on the “Bridge to Nowhere” and their promise to change Washington. “I mean, you can’t just make stuff up,“ Obama said of a new McCain ad that says Palin “stopped the Bridge to Nowhere.“
McCain uses Palin as fundraising tool
Republican John McCain seized on running mate Sarah Palin’s popularity to raise money for the party, telling donors at a $4 million Chicago fundraiser Monday that he’s overwhelmed by the buzz she’s generating for his White House bid.
