Race Is on for Florida Governorship

Less than a week after Gov. Charlie Crist announced that he would run next year for the United States Senate, the race to succeed him has officially begun. Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Republican, announced his candidacy Monday, setting the stage for a battle with Alex Sink, the state’s chief financial officer, a Democrat who opened her own campaign last week. Read more... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/us/19florida.html?ref=global-home