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Sen. John Thrasher of Jacksonville, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, chimed in on GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott selecting Rep. Jennifer Carroll, R-Jacksonville, for his running mate. Jennifer Carroll will make a tremendous lieutenant governor, said Thrasher. From her decorated service in the United States Navy, to her service in the Florida Legislature, to owning and operating a small business, Jennifer Carroll has truly lived the American Dream.

With U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd's squeaker of a primary win, the Cook Political Report has moved his 2nd Congressional District from "Leaning Democratic" to the "Tossup" column. The Tallahassee Democrat now joins U.S. Reps. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, and Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach, in races that Cook says are too close to call. If all three of these incumbents were to lose in November, and Republicans hold serve in their districts, there will only be one Democratic member of Congress north of Orlando: Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville.

Associated Press is reporting that another oil rig has exploded in the Gulf. The explosion took place on Thursday morning, west of the site of the Deepwater Horizon explosion at the end of April. The Coast Guard is reporting no fatalities. Stay tuned for more information.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is taking aim at Gov. Charlie Crist, who flipped out of the GOP to run for U.S. Senate without party affiliation. The NRSC sent out an e-mail to supporters Thursday, letting Republicans know the governor -- a Republican until former House Speaker Marco Rubio caught up and passed him in polls for the GOP primary -- is open to giving back campaign money.