After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton

On Friday morning, President Barack Obama spoke about the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager shot last month in an incident that has garnered national attention. Noting that he wanted to be careful about what he said regarding the situation, Obama called the shooting a tragedy in his remarks. "When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids," Obama said. "And I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect of this and that everybody pull together.

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul is the latest candidate to pile on Mitt Romney over one of his strategists comments comparing his candidates views to the Etch A Sketch toy. Paul launched a Web ad on Friday jabbing Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom for making the Etch A Sketch comment -- but it also attacks two other Republican presidential hopefuls in Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.

Gov. Rick Scott will meet with the Gainesville Sun editorial board this afternoon. The sit-down, scheduled for one hour, is set to begin at 3 p.m.

As the national uproar swelled over the failure of Sanford police to arrest the man who shot and killed an unarmed teenager, Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday announced a new attorney is taking over the state investigation. Assistant State Attorney Angela B. Corey will replace Norman Wolfinger, who was viewed by some lawmakers -- particularly Sens. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, and Chris Smith, D-Oakland Park --as having ties too close to the Sanford police to investigate the case.