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The I-4 corridor is the main hub of swing voters in Florida. It also has a strong Hispanic presence - a majority of whom tend to support Democrats.But…

As many as 5,000 protestors are expected to descend on Tampa for the convention next week. The Coalition to March on the RNC held a press conference on…

While the inside of the Tampa Bay Times Forum is filled with convention-goers, thousands of people are expected to be outside, trying to get their…

Vice President Joe Biden has scratched his trip to Tampa, the Associated Press is reporting.Tuesday stops in St. Augustine and Orlando are still on for…

Tampa’s public buildings are being surrounded by tall steel fences. The statue of Lady Justice outside the Hillsborough County Courthouse is boarded up…

Tampa is in the thick of plans for the Republican National Convention, but we thought it would be interesting to see what's happening in Charlotte as the…

Mitt Romney has spent the better part of a decade running for president, yet the former Massachusetts governor remains an enigma to many voters. In coming days, Romney has the opportunity to begin a fuller introduction as he accepts his party's nomination at the Republican National Convention.

With the elections looming, it's important for the campaigns to make every day count. But Nate Cohn of The New Republic says that the Romney camp squandered the month of August.

The Republican National Convention won't officially start until Tuesday, thanks to Tropical Storm Isaac.Committee Chairman Reince Priebus announced this…

With Tropical Storm Isaac looming, demonstrators in the downtown Tampa tent encampment known as “Romneyville” are short on emergency plans. "We’re not…

Former Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is endorsing Democratic president Barack Obama this fall, according to an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times.Crist…

No Lynyrd Skynyrd. No Ann Romney. No Joe Biden.And no school for thousands of Tampa Bay area students, including those in Hillsborough and Pinellas…

With thousands of out-of-town reporters expected this week, it’s inevitable Tampa gets reduced to a series of exotic stereotypes.There’s the strippers.And…

Frankly, I expected more.Here are the entire contents of the "Busch Gardens" bag given to the media today:- "No Apologies" by Mitt Romney- Battery-powered…

Outpatient appointments and elective surgery for veterans at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital are canceled Monday due to Tropical Storm Isaac.Patients are…

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will address the Republican National Convention on Thursday, with other changes in a new schedule released this…

From "Dogs Against Romney" to a giant melting ice sculpture meant to represent the middle class, Sunday was a busy day in downtown Tampa.

It's been many years since political conventions offered any real drama or suspense. Still, they're a nonpareil opportunity for partisans to unite and try to win over voters who are largely uninterested in the parties.

With 24 hours of nothing happening at the GOP convention in Tampa because of Tropical Storm Isaac, Ron Paul supporters for the second time in as many days made themselves the center of attention at Mitt Romney's nomination party. Tuesday, they may be at the center of a real floor fight over rules.

First, they were sent to a hotel an hour's drive away from the convention.And then, they were forgotten.At least that's how the Florida Delegation feels…

Warren Colazzo is in the business of beautiful people. As the co-owner of Thee Dollhouse gentlemen's club in Tampa, Colazzo is expecting some major…

Some look threatening, wearing black and covering their faces with bandanas.Others march in pink dresses and high heels, fighting the war on women's…

A half-dozen members of the Westboro Baptist Church held a short demonstration in downtown Tampa Tuesday.The Kansas group, known for protesting gay…

Call it a cleansing.Call it a crackdown - an effort to root out fraud.Just don't call the removal of suspected ineligible voters from the state's voter…

Actor and director Clint Eastwood's address to the Republican National Convention, as delivered.