By BRENT BATTEN, Scripps Howard News Service
Florida delegates rated Palin 'amazing'
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Floridians attending the Republican National Convention convention were so taken with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin that Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, speaking to state delegates Thursday morning, sounded almost critical when he said, "Sarah Palin was good last night. Very good." 600.
GOP embraces catastrophic insurance fund, for first time
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Republican Party platform adopted this week is about half the size of the 40,000-word version it replaced.But something's been added that will be of interest to Floridians and others.The party platform for the first time endorses the concept of a national catastrophic insurance program.
Florida GOP delegates pray, raise funds for Gustav 's victims
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A subdued Florida delegation to the Republican National Convention here met Monday for prayer and to hear how their plans for the week have been curtailed.The partisan political spectacle that is a national party convention has been retooled into a week of disaster awareness and fundraising.
The Democrats' Red to Blue Committee and Florida
DENVER -- There's bad news and good news for Democratic congressional candidate Robert Neeld as he seeks to unseat Republican Connie Mack in Southwest Florida.The bad news is, he won't be getting much help from the party. The good news, and it's not really good news so much as consolation, is he's not alone.
Clinton and Obama delegates from Florida hash things out
DENVER -- Terri Brady warned Florida Democrats things could change.She was right.
Florida votes -- and votes
DENVER -- Florida's delegates to the Democratic National Convention were thinking about votes Tuesday -- those being cast at home and those to be cast Wednesday at the Pepsi Center.
Florida Clinton supporters struggle to embrace party unity
DENVER -- If there was any doubt Monday what the theme for Florida's delegation to the Democratic National Convention would be, it was dispelled by 8:30 a.m.That's when Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa took the stage to address the 211 delegates, their guests and the media covering them.
