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Jeff Greene: A self-made mystery 11:00 PM EST

Send Jeff Greene to the U.S. Senate, and what do you get? <p/> Maybe a self-made success story who doesn't owe anyone anything, a tough man who could not care less about special interest campaign checks or endorsements, and only wants to do what's right.

Obama's speech
in pictures 3:36 PM EST

Obama hosts town hall meeting in Ft. Myers, FL

Poll: Charlie Crist has slight edge in U.S. Senate race 9:35 AM EST

After leaving the Republican Party before the U.S. Senate primary, Gov. Charlie Crist's strategy of veering to the political left has given him the edge in the general election, a new poll shows.

Ray Sansom plea deal scuttled by `humiliation' factor 1:00 AM EST

The specter of once-powerful Ray Sansom wearing a jail jumpsuit and picking up roadside trash scuttled a proposed plea deal with the former House speaker, court testimony revealed Thursday.

Poll: Candidates Jeff Greene, Rick Scott lead opponents 11:57 AM EST

This is the primary election of millionaire outsiders, a new poll shows. <p/> Republican Rick Scott holds an 11 percentage-point lead over Attorney General Bill McCollum in the GOP race for governor, a Quinnipiac University poll finds.

Florida gubernatorial candidates looking at running mates 1:00 AM EST

In the next few weeks, the candidates for governor face a decision fraught with danger: choosing a running mate for the obscure position of lieutenant governor.

Florida Chamber of Commerce endorses Bill McCollum 1:00 AM EST

With the two leading Republican candidates for governor peddling their economic plans, Attorney General Bill McCollum on Wednesday received an endorsement in his bid from the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

Ex-Florida GOP chief Jim Greer in jail: confused, defiant 1:00 AM EST

On the day Jim Greer was jailed for alleged fraud, the former Republican Party of Florida chairman found himself in a strange world as he scrambled to find a bail bondsmen, his lawyer, a suit for his first court appearance and his kid's tennis coach to cancel a lesson, according to recordings of his phone calls from the Seminole County Detention Center.

Rick Scott, Bill McCollum clash over statewide debate 1:00 AM EST

Rick Scott is all over TV, spending his millions on ads promoting himself as an outsider candidate for governor against ``career politician'' Bill McCollum.

Alex Sink unveils alternative energy plan 7:43 AM EST

In Alex Sink's view of the future, homeowners could install rooftop solar panels and not pay higher taxes for lowering their electricity bills. Businesses could generate their own electricity. Innovative energy companies would flock to Florida and create jobs. And the state's giant electric companies would thrive as leaders in wind, solar and biomass energy but would not have to control the market.