Posted Aug. 8, 2009 at 12:01 AM

Tagged: Kendrick Meek (FL) Melquiades Martinez (FL, National) Bill Nelson (FL, National) Charles Crist (FL, National) Marco Rubio (FL) George W. Bush (DC, National)

http://floridacapitalnews.com/article/20090808/CAPITOLNEWS/908080325/1067/

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez will step down from his Senate seat as soon as a replacement is named to fill out the remaining year of his term, he said in a surprise announcement Friday.