FOX News talk-show host Glenn Beck will host his "8-28: Restoring Honor Rally" this Saturday on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The official hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and there is no charge for admission. Beck's official site advises attendees to use the Metrorail to get to the site, though parking is free for cars on Saturdays at all Metrorail stations in the outlying suburbs.

It seems the little spat between Dave Aronberg and Dan Gelber over the BP oil disaster has evaporated since Gelber's primary win. Aronberg made political hay out of the timing of Gelber's public announcement to leave his law firm that had taken on BP as a client. Now, he's striking a much more friendly tone. "Our state has big challenges and we need Dans experience and integrity to preserve the rule of law and keep Floridians safe," Aronberg said. "I look forward to campaigning with CFO Sink, Dan and the rest of the Democratic ticket over the next few months.

In the first poll since the primary election night earlier this week, Rick Scott has taken a 5 percent lead over Democrat Alex Sink. Scott garnered 41 percent of likely voters in the state, while Sink earned 36 percent. Independent candidate Bud Chilesreceived only 8 percent. The numbers suggest Scott may not have been beaten up in a nasty Republican primary as much as pundits had predicted. With more than two months to go before the general election, Rasmussen ranks this race as a tossup. From Rasmussen Reports:

Targeting Florida and seven other states, a new conservative political action organization today announced plans to spend more than $10 million on an extensive get-out-the-vote campaign called MOVERS -- Mobilizing Our Voters to End Reckless Spending.

The Federal Reserve estimates the annual growth rate is now 1.6 percent. That second-quarter figure is down from the initial estimate of 2.4 percent made last month. Despite efforts by Washington to stimulate the economy and create jobs, the figures suggest the economy is continuing to slow to a snail's pace. The decline marks a continued path of digression from a rate of 3.7 percent in the first quarter of this year, and a rate of 5 percent in the last quarter of 2009. From the New York Times:

It's final, we think. With just 30 percent of the vote, Sandy Adams eked out a victory in the Republican primary in the 24th Congressional District. The official certification of Adams' victory won't come until next week, but it appears that the term-limited state representative will take on Rep. Suzanne Kosmas this fall.

If you thought the economy was bad, try viewing it through the eyes of a high school-educated U.S.-born worker under age 30. That cohort's unemployment rate stands at 29 percent (a statistic that only counts those still looking for work). Numbers are even worse when minorities are selected -- other than immigrants. The Center for Immigration Studies reports that the presence of 8 million employed illegal immigrants in this country is squeezing more young, native-born citizens out of the job market, or blocking their entry altogether.

Rick Scott is making the Florida Association of Realtors one of his first stops after winning the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Supporters can only hope that Scott's pilgrimage to Orlando for FAR's annual conference this afternoon doesn't involve prostration of the type practiced by Gov. Charlie Crist. Crist shamefully pandered to the Realtors' association, most recently blocking badly needed property-insurance reform at the 2010 Legislature.

Sarah Palin's endorsement in the Florida attorney general's race might not have sealed the deal for Pam Bondi, but the Alaskan rogue's support certainly carried more weight than Newt Gingrich's. Bondi handily won the GOP nomination for AG while Gingrich's pick, Holly Benson, remained mired in third place. Both endorsements came late, yet it was Bondi who picked up the bulk of the late deciders, based on comparative polling results. Advantage: Palin.

After 13 years on the job, Rick Ferrin resigned as executive director of the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) and Chris Kauffman, a management executive with Jaxport, has been named interim director while a national search has begun for a new director.

While U.S. Rep. Connie Mack is one of the more prominent Republicans in Florida who opposes the Arizona immigration law, he will not be wining praise from advocates of illegal immigrants any time soon. On Thursday, Mack came out strongly against a proposal from the Department of Homeland Security that will dismiss thousands of illegal immigration cases for aliens who have not committed serious criminal offenses.

With former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the Republican candidate in the race for the U.S. Senate election in November, calling upon his rivals to join him in seven debates, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic nominee, accepted the challenge for five debates and is looking to change dates for the other two.

With Gov. Charlie Crist in the Panhandle on Thursday night, Marco Rubios team made sure there was a Republican to respond to his rival in the U.S. Senate race. The Rubio team called on Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar, to bash Crist for backing President Barack Obamas federal stimulus. When Charlie Crist endorsed the stimulus, he promised Floridians it would create more than 200,000 jobs, said Gaetz. Today, 18 months later, instead of creating 200,000 jobs, nearly 200,000 Floridians have lost their jobs.

Gov. Charlie Crist issued executive order 10-191 that will extend his "declaration of a state of emergency due to ongoing economic impact from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill," according to a memorandum from the governor's office issued late Thursday afternoon. The declaration has been amended so that itcovers only seven of the most affected counties, which include Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf and Franklin.

Today, the Loranne Ausley for CFO campaign released a video ad attacking Republican Jeff Atwater for his banking experience. The Democratic challenger might not have realized it when her team sent out the press release, but Alex Sink's a banker too. And Sink's banking past isn't exactly a shimmering example of what's good for Florida's economy. Within hours of the video post, the Republican Party of Florida fired back with a statement.