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He came. He spoke. He's moved on. But the President's Tampa Town Tall meeting is something many people will never forget.
One year to the day after his euphoric inauguration, President Obama will spend today trying to rescue his legislative agenda after an election upset in Massachusetts that jeopardizes his top domestic priority, health care.
Two prominent Democratic Senators are calling it quits, dealing a potential blow to Democrats already struggling to protect their Senate majority.
Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" book tour is heading to the retirement community where she attracted a crowd of tens of thousands as Republican presidential nominee John McCain's running mate.
E-mails obtained by a Florida newspaper show Gov. Charlie Crist's aides knew about President Barack Obama's visit to Florida in October, though the governor previously told reporters that he was unaware of the trip.
While the mayor for St. Petersburg race has been getting a lot of the attention, there were a number of other races on the ballot today across the Bay area.
Bill Foster has won the election to be the next mayor of St. Petersburg. With all precincts reporting, Foster defeated Kathleen Ford by a margin of 52.76 percent to 47.24 percent.
Republican Chris Christie rode a wave of voter anger over New Jersey's battered economy to oust Gov. Jon Corzine, the sole incumbent governor up for re-election Tuesday, despite strong support for the <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Organizations/Political+Bodies/Democratic+Party" title="More news, photos about Democ
Elections in a handful of states today, including governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia, loom as the first significant electoral test of the coalition that swept President Obama and congressional Democrats to victory one year ago.
Voters will elect a new mayor Tuesday in St. Petersburg.
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