Huckabee leads Florida in early 2012 poll

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has opened a lead in his current home state among 2012 Republican presidential candidates.

Scott, Grayson among finalists for PolitiFact’s 2010 Lie of the Year contest

The St. Petersburg Times’ PolitiFact served as an invaluable tool for other journalists preceding the 2012 midterm elections, analyzing candidates’ comments while rating their veracity, ranging from ‘True’ and ‘Mostly True’ on one side of spectrum to ‘False’ and ‘Pants on Fire’ at the other end.

With the end of 2010 approaching, PolitiFact is holding a contest letting readers chose the “Lie of the Year.”

At D.C. rally, ideological divides apparent between tea party grassroots and organizers

Glenn Beck hosts a Christian revival, while Americans for Prosperity rallies to elect free-market conservatives.