Rudy Giuliani, who sought to make the leap from New York mayor to the White House, bowed out of the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and endorsed front-runner and longtime friend John McCain. ...more

January 31, 2008

In a fiercely contentious debate, Mitt Romney tried to halt the momentum propelling Sen. John McCain after his victory in the Florida primary by charging in a debate Wednesday that McCain's positions on immigration, campaign finance and the environment were "outside the mainstream of conservative Republican thought." ...more

January 31, 2008

Hernando County voters hit the polls in earnest this time around, besting the state turnout rate by more than 7 percent. ...more

January 31, 2008

As revelations go, this probably qualifies as a poor man's epiphany-lite meets "I coulda had a V-8!" moment. ...more

January 31, 2008

SEBRING — A record number of Floridians went to the polls Tuesday to vote in the Republican and Democratic primaries, and to OK a property tax. But even more may have showed up if the national Democratic and Republican parties had said they would seat the Florida delegations at the national conventions this summer. "I think it's a very misunderstood situation," said Justine Devlin, chair of the Highlands County Republican Party. ...more

January 30, 2008

Arizona Sen. John McCain won the Florida Republican presidential primary Tuesday night, solidifying his comeback in the nomination race and sealing his front-runner status heading into Super Tuesday. ...more

January 30, 2008

It was an election like no other in memory. Florida, holding an early primary in violation of the rules of both parties, saw a record turnout that gave big boosts to Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton. ...more

January 30, 2008

Hernando County Democrats picked Hillary Clinton, the Republicans chose John McCain and voters said yes to the Amendment 1 property tax reform measure. ...more

January 30, 2008

Pasco Middle students gathered in the school's auditorium hooted. They hollered. ...more

January 29, 2008

Polls Open 7 a.m. To 7 p.m. ...more

January 29, 2008