Barack Obama's decision to postpone his trip to Indonesia and Australia -- to a democracy with the world's largest Muslim population and to the only nation that has fought alongside us in all the wars of the last century -- is of a piece with his foreign policy generally: attack America's friends and kowtow to our enemies.

Kendrick Meek's U.S. Senate campaign turned in petitions Monday to place him on the ballot, edging the Democratic representative closer to becoming the first ever statewide candidate to avoid paying Florida's hefty filing fee.

We have made history by filing over 145,000 signatures, said campaign manager Abe Dyk.

Amid predictions of an active hurricane season this year, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is bulking up its reserves with a $2.4 billion bond offering.

Here's how small-business owners can become politically active through the Florida Chamber of Commerce:
1. Join a local chamber.
2. Sign up for e-mail updates.
3. Lead a local task force, such as an effort to delay unemployment-tax increases.
4. Join a national industry group.

Following a mostly health care-dominated week on Capitol Hill, both the House and Senate left D.C. with unfinished work in their chambers. The House has in its chambers a bill from the Senate to fully fund the Federal Aviation Administration. This vital government agency hasnt been completely funded since 2007.

There was a moment Sunday night at 101 Restaurant and Lounge in Tallahassee when a chorus of boos seized the crowd.

Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio tangled before a national audience on "Fox News Sunday," and Republicans say the debate reinforced "defining differences" between the U.S. Senate candidates.

It also raised concerns among state party leaders.

As "Fox News Sunday" moderator Chris Wallace pointed out, Gov. Charlie Crist and former Speaker of the House Marco Rubio most certainly are locked in a heated primary battle for the GOP Senate nomination in Florida. Wallace moderated a 42-minute debate between the two, after which the Sunshine State News staff asked for reaction.

Here's how some Floridians -- admittedly, not all objective observers going in -- responded as soon as the debate ended: