BP CLAIMS WORK GROUP OK'S RECOMMENDATIONS
The head of the House work group overseeing the government claims process says it's too early to hold a special session on the BP oil spill because lost revenue data from the cities and counties won't be available for a while.

In this tumultuous political year, the latest sharp surprises come from the far reaches of the Anglosphere -- Alaska and Australia.

There's another big-money player in the Florida governor's race -- or so it appears.

Theres no doubt Floridas business community holds a lot of sway when it comes to electing the states next governor. Associated Industries of Florida boasts the most powerful business lobby in the state and the Florida Chamber of Commerce claims the largest membership with 139,000 businesses in its group.

Does Charlie Crist believe in anything?

Could it be? Is it possible I have figured out a way to enter text as a story in sunshine state news? This is pretty cool, but my phone wouldn't allow me to enter text in the visual mode. I had access to the keyboard only when i went to the html mode.

The tea party movement muscled its way into the American political psyche over the past year with huge rallies, angry voters and colorful rhetoric. Its not clear how much voters are responding, but in Florida, at least, the Republican Party appears to have taken notice.

Hurricane Katrina is alive and still hurting heavy in the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents.

Attorney General Bill McCollum appealed Friday to the federal government and besieged oil giant BP for help in his battle over the $20 billion compensation fund established for Gulf oil victims.