Three Republicans in the Legislature -- Sen. Mike Fasano of New Port Richey, Speaker Pro Tem John Legg of Port Richey and Rep. Richard Corcoran of Trinity -- will be hosting the annual Farm Share Holiday Giveaway on Friday, Dec. 17 from 10:00-Noon at the Generations Christian Church in Trinity.

Traditionally, the Farm Share event, helped by many Floridians and companies including Publix and AT&T, helps 500 families for the holidays.

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton scorched the Obama teams record on foreign policy in an op-ed in the Guardian and forwarded by the American Enterprise Institute where he is now a senior fellow. While Bolton rails against WikiLeaks, his toughest barbs are for the president and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Theres a tendency to think that the legal challenge launched by Attorney General Bill McCollum against new federal health-care laws backed by President Barack Obama is not being supported by moderate Republicans. On Monday, the team at Revere America, a PAC affiliated with former New York Gov. George Pataki, reminded the public that the two Republican U.S. senators from Maine -- Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe -- are backing McCollums challenge as friends of the court.

A new Gallup poll reveals Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan top the list of Americans' retrospective approval ratings for modern presidents.

Kennedy got a rating of 85 percent, up a point from the same poll in 2006, while Reagan got a 74 percent rating, up 3 points from the last poll.

A potential deal to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for all income levels in exchange for an extension of unemployment benefits and other Democratic legislation could bring a challenge to President Barack Obama from the left, according to veteran news anchor Dan Rather.

Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merrit Island, and other legislators will view a screening of the education reform documentary "Waiting for Superman" at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Tallahassee, followed by a panel discussion.

Republican U.S. Sen. George LeMieux said he was pleased that the Obama administration reached a trade deal with South Korea -- and added this should have been done sooner.

This agreement is long overdue, said LeMieux. Increased trade increases job opportunities in Florida and across our country.

Sunday marks the one year anniversary of Cuba arresting U.S. citizen Alan Gross, who was a contractor for the U.S. State Department assigned to distribute communication devices to the residents of that nation -- which is exactly why authorities in Cuba arrested him.

From Philip Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. State Department:

The St. Johns River has always been a two-edged sword when it comes to Jacksonvilles maritime ambitions. One of the big political issues in Florida during the 19th century was clearing the massive sandbar in the river that made Fernandina Beach the chief port in the Northeastern part of the state for most of that period and led Whigs and Republicans to demand government money to clear the river in the name of internal improvements.

When President Obama pardoned two turkeys on Thanksgiving, he was just warming up.