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

As he rises in the polls to lead the field of candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is drawing fire from all sides -- including one of his chief rivals for the Republican nomination. With Gingrich leading in Iowa, which holds the first presidential caucus, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is on the airwaves in the Hawkeye State running a new commercial with an indirect shot at the former congressional leader.

Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, a dark-horses candidate for the Republican nomination who is also gunning for the Americans Elect nomination, came out swinging at former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Three weeks away from the first presidential caucuses, thrice-married Newt Gingrich says he supports a fidelity pledge by a conservative Iowa family group. But he has yet to sign it. The GOP front-runner, who carried on multi-year affairs during his first two marriages, wrote an email to The Family Leader organization, pledging "to uphold the institution of marriage through personal fidelity to my spouse and respect for the marital bonds of others."

The Florida House of Representatives has updated its Web page -- MyFloridaHouse.gov -- to allow the public to more easily track the issues they care about during the upcoming session. We are pleased to unveil a new online home for the Florida House of Representatives, House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, stated in a release. We are confident the new, user-friendly site design will enable the various constituencies we serve to more quickly access information they need to learn about and track the business of the House.