By Billy House, Media General Washington Bureau Jul. 31--WASHINGTON -- Some of Florida's U.S. House members complained Wednesday about being kept in the dark during the state's secret negotiations of a $1.75 billion proposed buyout of U.S. Sugar Corp. Several, including Rep.

WASHINGTON _ Comments Monday on the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales: Gonzales: "I have lived the American dream. Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father's best days." President Bush: "Al Gonzales is a man of integrity, decency and principle.

President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress careened closer to a full-blown legal showdown over the firing of federal prosecutors Wednesday as a House subcommittee voted subpoenas for top administration officials in defiance of the White House.

By Susan Salisbury, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Feb. 22--Strawberries, oranges, tomatoes, nursery plants and other specialty crops grown in Florida would gain a bigger share of federal dollars than ever before under the proposed 2007 Farm Bill.

By Jim Kuhnhenn Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Republicans on Wednesday assailed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request for access to an Air Force transport plane as an extravagance, though former Speaker Dennis Hastert flew in a military jet as well.