They call it "passing the trash" - the practice that allows teachers accused of sexual misconduct to quietly leave and find a new job in another town with a fresh crop of unsuspecting victims. ...more

November 19, 2007

A budget dispute erupted into a full-scale battle Tuesday as President Bush vetoed the Democrats' top-priority domestic spending bill and the party's Senate leader threatened to withhold war funding if the president does not agree to pull out of Iraq. ...more

November 14, 2007

The $23 billion water bill that President Bush tried to kill is plump with pork, but it's not the fiscal disaster he claims. More importantly, it funds projects of critical importance to Florida and other parts of the nation. ...more

November 10, 2007

The U.S. Senate gave final approval Thursday to the first congressional override of a veto by President Bush, putting into law a $23 billion water-resources bill that authorizes billions for Everglades restoration and tens of millions for Tampa Bay area projects. ...more

November 9, 2007

Maine's state government would open its now-secret books on teacher sexual misconduct. Missouri school districts would be barred from backroom deals that let misbehaving teachers quietly move on. New York would be able to swiftly remove convicted teachers' licenses. ...more

November 3, 2007

The U.S. House of Representatives last week overwhelmingly passed a bill that would create a 'shield law' for journalists that would prevent the government, under most circumstances, from forcing reporters to reveal sources. ...more

October 22, 2007

Despite a White House veto threat, the U.S. House on Thursday approved a bill that would add wind insurance coverage to an already debt-ridden national flood insurance program. ...more

September 28, 2007

Nearly 400 people were expected to fill a $2,500-a-table fundraiser for GOP Rep. Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon near Los Angeles Saturday night. ...more

September 23, 2007

WASHINGTON - Nearly 400 people were expected to fill a $2,500-a-table fundraiser for GOP Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon near Los Angeles Saturday night. ...more

September 23, 2007

LAKELAND - Fred Thompson's first campaign swing through Florida as a declared presidential candidate brought him to Lakeland Saturday morning for a brief stop at a gun show. ...more

September 15, 2007