By Associated Press President Barack Obama squeaked out a fundraising victory over Mitt Romney in August as the candidates gear up for the final stretch of their closely contested campaign. Obama raised more than $114 million in August, while Romney brought in just over $111 million, according to numbers released early Monday by the rival campaigns. It’s the first time in four months the Democrats have outr ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama‘s campaign and Democrats have raised $181 million combined in September, pulling in the most money in one month during his re-election bid. Obama’s fundraising haul topped the more than $114 million raised by his campaign and Democrats during the month of August. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s campaign and Republicans have not yet reported September fundrai ...

by- Shawn Fitzgerald          The Liam Neeson sequel Taken 2 led a lively Columbus Day weekend at the North American box office. The follow up to Neeson's 2008 surprise blockbuster easily led the field which included solid holdovers from Hotel Transylvania and Looper. One film that didn't make much of an impact was Tim Burton's 3D animated comedy Frankenweenie, which scored with critics but met with indiffe ...

MIAMI, FL – Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), issued the following statement on the September 2012 jobs report:   “The September job’s report is good news; 114,000 more Americans are now working. With the fall of the unemployment rate from 8 percent to 7.8 percent, this is a clear indication that we are moving forward and in the right direction under President Barack Obama’s leadership. T ...

It's very important that women have a voice in this election. Every vote counts. Every voice counts ...

When President Obama ended the war in Iraq, Ian's dad came home for good. Ian wrote a letter to the President to thank him. Watch this video, and then pass it on. ...

By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA  THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, October 2, 2012.........State insurance regulators on Tuesday announced they have approved a 10.8 percent average rate hike for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. homeowners policies and even higher increases on sinkhole coverage. Following more than a month of review and multiple hearings by Citizens board members and the agency, the ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Department of Business and Professional Regulation today issued a consumer advisory after learning an entity posing as the Department is allegedly targeting license holders in a potential identity theft scam. An unsolicited email which appears to be from the Department warns of pending disciplinary action against licenses. The email directs the recipient to call a Department investigat ...

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE Oct. 2, 2012.......Florida Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday in a legal battle that raises new questions about parental rights after the break-up of same-sex relationships. The Brevard County case pits two women who were lesbian partners when they decided to have a child. It is unique because one of the women provided an egg t ...

A Letter to President Obama, ...