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Police say a man threw a hot sauce bottle and knocked his victim unconscious in a fight over graham crackers. Riveria Beach police say Shawn Deandre Thomas was eating graham crackers this week at a church that provides meals for the homeless. Authorities said Thomas became upset when someone asked for his crackers so he picked up a bottle of hot sauce and allegedly threw it at the man's head, knocking him unconscious. According to a police report, Thomas also punched another man in the throat when he tried to intervene. Thomas is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly...

MIAMI -- Frank Sinatra crooned "High Hopes" for John F. Kennedy and a version of "Hello Dolly" touted Lyndon B. Johnson's candidacy. Now, Bob Graham wants to add his name to the presidential hit parade. Coming next week is "The Bob Graham Charisma Tour 2004," a 10-track CD featuring Graham's long-standing campaign song, "We've Got a Friend in Bob Graham," plus a new Latin-beat, Spanish version called "Arriba Bob" and an ode dedicated to his trademark workdays, "I've Done Every Job, Man." Graham, who also is known for his voluminous logs of his daily activities, does not perform on the...

MIAMI (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Bob Graham, one of Florida's most popular politicians, would lose his home state to President Bush if the election were held today, according to poll results published on Monday. Voters in the important swing state -- which decided the 2000 presidential election by the slimmest of margins -- favor Bush over Graham 52 percent to 43 percent, according to a telephone poll conducted for several Florida newspapers by pollsters Schroth & Associates. A similar poll released last week by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research gave the Republican president a 15-point lead over Graham in Florida....