Lost amid all the comparisons of President Barack Obamas dismissal of Gen. Stanley McChrystal is President Harry Trumans relieving Gen. Douglas MacArthur of command during the Korean War. Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of the start of that war which led to the showdown between Truman and MacArthur.

Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi and former Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Holly Benson are locked in a close race for the Republican nomination. On Thursday, Bondi sent a letter to the other two candidates calling for a series of debates, while Kottkamp issued a statement calling for them.

On Thursday, seven Broward County mayors -- including Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler, who is on Democratic gubernatorial front-runner state CFO Alex Sinks short list for lieutenant governor -- endorsed U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meeks bid for the U.S. Senate. The other mayors who backed Meek included: Jack Brady of North Lauderdale; Scott Brook of Coral Springs; Eric Jones from West Park; Peggy Noland of Deerfield Beach; Barrington Russell of Lauderdale Lakes, and Joseph Varsallone of Margate.

U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, the Republican candidate to be Floridas next commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, endorsed Attorney General Bill McCollum over health care executive Rick Scott for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

The Florida Family Policy Council sent out an e-mail naming this Sunday as a day of prayer on the oil spill in the Gulf. The release in full reads:

The profile in the New York Times on former Gov. Jeb Bush seems to have taken on a life of its own -- generating almost 400 stories in the past 24 hours, according to Google News -- not to mention a topic of panel discussion on Hannitys show on Fox News.

Behind health-care executive Rick Scott in the polls for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Attorney General Bill McCollum is going on the offensive, launchingads attacking the new GOP favorite.

Using dollars he walked away with from overseeing one of the most massive Medicare fraud schemes in history, Rick Scott has distorted Bill McCollums record of solid conservative leadership in Florida, said Matt Williams, McCollums campaign manager. Voters deserve to know the truth.

President Barack Obamas decision to remove Gen. Stanley McChrystal from command for intemperate comments is getting praise from U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek who is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.

Facing a tough Democratic opponent in veteran Jacksonville news anchor Deborah Gianoulis, Sen. John Thrasher, R-Jacksonville, won the backing of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Unified Sportsmen of Florida (USF).

Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamps bid for attorney general is getting some backing from legislators in the eastern part of Central Florida today as three legislators, two of them former candidates for state Cabinet offices, endorsed the campaign.