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Florida labor officials say the state’s unemployment dropped to its lowest mark in nearly four years in October with 8.5 percent of the workforce still hunting for jobs. Although the figure is an improvement from September’s 8.7 percent unemployment in Florida, it remains higher than the 7.9 percent national average. …

In Tuesday night's election, President Barack Obama was said to have won re-election. Florida is the only state that has not been called, but politicians from the state like Bill Nelson and Corrine Brown have been named the winners of their respective races.

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took a few days off of the campaign trail as a result of Hurricane Sandy's trek across the Northeast. Both candidates have been using other politicians as representatives in their absence and have planned to get back to campaigning this week to visit crucial areas.

Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan competed with hot weather and a heated crowd of his opponents’ supporters at a campaign event in Ocala today. The Republican congressman from Wisconsin answered North Central Florida residents’ questions in a town hall style campaign event. The event was held in the Ocala Downtown Square, where the temperature hovered around 87 degrees.

The second presidential debate is expected to be an even matchup, according to UF professor Ronald Carpenter.

Voters will have a chance to get to know the vice-presidential candidates when they debate Thursday at 9 p.m.

President Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney will face off Wednesday night in this year's first televised presidential debate.

Florida voters might be taken by surprise at the polls when they go to cast their votes in the presidential race. This year's ballot includes the nation's second-highest candidate total, 12, behind Colorado's 17.

With the November election coming up, some dissatisfied African American religious leaders have told their congregations not to vote. Others, however, draw the line there.

The Obama for America campaign confirmed that First Lady Michelle Obama will be speaking to supporters at the O’Connell Center Monday at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, though tickets are required due to space limitations.