With 29 electoral votes, Florida is the most glittering prize in this year's presidential election. Without a win in the nation's biggest swing state, it's hard to come up with a scenario that keeps Barack Obama in the White House. Since 1960, no candida

WASHINGTON Mitt Romney has a new high-risk target in his campaign for president: labor unions. He's casting himself as one of the strongest anti-union candidates in memory, a move he hopes will appeal to anti-union conservatives, open rival Rick Santorum

Former mob hit-man-with-a conscience Pietro "Bearclaw" Brnwa, a.k.a. Dr. Peter Brown, a.k.a. Dr. Lionel Azimuth, late of the witness protection program, currently hiding out and miserable as a cruise ship doctor, is back after his rollercoaster turn in J

Tiki Girl Boutique Wear owner Briana Garcia wishes people knew what she knew — that people asking for money in downtown Ventura aren't typically looking for a one-time handout. "I see the same people out here day after day after day," said Garcia, who in

Published: 2/16/2012 5:05 PM | Last update: 2/16/2012 5:05 PM ryanchutchnews.com When it comes to what's funny, there's no better inspiration than everyday life. At least, that's the belief of The Water Coolers, a New York-based sketch comedy and music

1 of 10: ABC7 viewer Peter Brown of Phelan sent in this photo of a storm passing over Southern California on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. When You Witness breaking news, or even something extraordinary, send pictures and video to videomyabc7.com, or send t

Mitt Romney, left, greets his supporters, as he seeks to keep his edge in Michigan, where he grew up. Recent polls show a close race between Mr. Romney and his closest rival, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge With both Mitt

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum (C) addresses local and national media at the Capital High School Auditorium in Boise, Idaho February 14, 2012. CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A new poll by Quinnipiac University shows Rick Santorum has pulled to th

“For the first time, numerically more voters in Ohio view Romney unfavorably than favorably. His pattern in the earlier primary states has been to use his money advantage to run a large number of negative ads on his biggest challenger. But doing so now r

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Follow politicalwire A new Quinnipiac poll in Ohio shows Rick Santorum leading Mitt Romney among likely GOP primary voters, 36% to 29%, followed by Newt Gingrich at 20% and Ron Paul at 9%. Said pollster Peter Brown: "Rick Santorum has zoomed to the fron

President Obama leads his Republican rivals in Ohio in a new survey, even with favorite son Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) on the GOP ticket as the vice presidential nominee. In a head to head match-up, Obama beats Mitt Romney 46 percent to 44 percent in Quin

Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum surged into the lead position in the Ohio GOP presidential primary, drawing support from 36 percent of the likely Republican primary voters, while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney follows with 29 percent, according

I grew up an Evangelical Protestant in Birmingham, Alabama. My parents were loving and devoted, sincere in their faith, and deeply involved in our church. They instilled in me a respect for the Bible as the Word of God, and a desire for a living faith in

Ohio voters who sided with unions in a battle over collective bargaining rights last November have now turned against them over right-to-work legislation, a poll published Tuesday showed. The Quinnipiac University survey showed a 14 percentage point marg

Ohio Gov. John Kasich's approval rating improved to 40 percent in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. Gov. John Kasich is still building off a rocky first year in office that saw one of his landmark initiatives defeated at the polls, but his approval

Cumberland/North Yarmouth Little League registration is now open. Register by Feb. 29 at cnyll.com. Freeport/Pownal Little League and softball registration is now open, register online byMarch 1, freeportpownallittleleague.org. Winter Farmers' Market, 10

Summary: It's hard to find work as a doctor when using your real name will get you killed. So hard that when a reclusive billionaire offers Dr. Peter Brown, aka Pietro Brnwa, a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive paleontologist on the world's wo

In Josh Bazell's 2009 debut novel, "Beat the Reaper," Pietro Brnwa was an ex-hitman forced to dispatch old Mob demons while creating a new, respectable life for himself as Dr. Peter Brown.