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Following protests from angry teachers across the state, Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have linked teacher pay to student test …

TALLAHASSEE (AP) _ Gov. Charlie Crist says no other issue has put as much political pressure on him during his more than three years in …

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on …

Republican Scott Brown won Tuesday’s special election for the late Democrat Ted Kennedy’s seat.

WASHINGTON (AP) — History may be calling but time's running out to act by Christmas, so Senate Democrats are trying to come to terms with …

NORTH MIAMI – A veritable who’s who of South Florida journalists filled a ballroom at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay campus to say goodbye to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lessons from the off-year elections: The president’s influence is limited, independents rule, incumbents beware, issues trump ideology and, once more, “It’s the …

WASHINGTON (AP) – A second Republican senator signaled Wednesday she’s open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting President Barack Obama closer …

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the cusp of a key legislative push, President Barack Obama on Monday filled the Rose Garden with doctors supportive of his …

ALBANY, New York (AP) _ Two senior New York Democratic advisers said Sunday that top national party leaders have asked Gov. David Paterson to consider …