The execution of Manuel Valle, convicted of murdering a police officer in Broward County in 1978, has been postponed at least one month to hear arguments over Florida's "lethal injection protocol," the Florida Supreme Court has ruled.

Software company owner Ron Rushing will announce on Tuesday that he is pulling out of the Republican primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and will instead offer a primary challenge to Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, in 2012.

Gardiner currently represents parts of Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, though this could change with redistricting which starts in early 2012.

A new poll finds that Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is leading the Republican presidential pack in Florida with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts on his heels.

A poll from the American Research Group found Perry, who has yet to formally enter the race, leading in the Sunshine State with 16 percent followed by Bachmann and Romney with 15 percent each. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has also yet to enter the race, came in fourth with 13 percent. Businessman Herman Cain came in fifth taking 11 percent.

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack has drawn another primary opponent -- Naples attorney Joseph Davidow. Davidow, a former congressional intern, filed with the state on Friday that he was planning to run in 2012. This marks the second Republican challenger planning to take Mack on in 2012. Timothy Rossano, who has been a frequent candidate in Rhode Island, has already filed to run against Mack.

With former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlentys camp saying last week that there was little difference between their candidate and GOP rival U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, the congresswomans team came out swinging on Sunday.

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania has not exactly been gaining traction in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, but a prominent new hire could help turn things around. On Monday, BrabenderCox announced that Hogan Gidley was joining up as a senior communications adviser and he would be handling communications and press for the former senators presidential campaign.

Businesswoman Karen Harrington, who was the Republican nominee to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, is looking to challenge the incumbent again in 2012. To that end, the Harrington camp unveiled a FireDebbie.com website on Monday. The site contains attacks on Wasserman-Schultz on a number of fronts ranging from her backing of President Barack Obamas economic policies to supporting Israel.

Rasmussen Reports unveiled a host of polls on Friday pitting President Barack Obama against his potential Republican opponents, and the two GOP hopefuls who did the best were former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. Romney beat Obama 43 percent to 42 percent. The president beat Paul by 4 points, 41 percent to 37 percent.

In his weekly radio address, which was released on Friday, Gov. Rick Scott came out strongly in support of pending free-trade agreements with Colombia and Panama which have stalled in Washington. Scott insisted that Florida would benefit more than any other state in the nation under these agreements, which have also won the backing of many of the states leading Republicans including Congressmen Vern Buchanan, Connie Mack and David Rivera.

To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Florida, the State Department's Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee will add a new permanent exhibit called "Forever Change La Florida 1513-1821." The new section to the museum is already under way and it will be finished and ready for public viewing in the spring of 2012. The new exhibit will give visitors the opportunity to view and examine Florida in 1513, when Ponce De Leon anchored on Florida land, beginning his adventures in the New World.