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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Joe S Pack who wrote (72904)	11/13/2000 3:00:32 PM
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Nat, You don't give hyperlinks to such stories. <g> Running the Recount GOP Loyalist Vows Fairness in Overseeing Florida Tally Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris told county officials today that recounts in four Florida counties must be completed by 5 p.m. ET. (Dave Martin/AP Photo) Nov. 13 — Republican George W. Bush has a staunch ally in the woman overseeing the Florida recount, Secretary of State Katherine Harris. Harris, who told county officials today that recounts in four Florida counties must be completed by 5 p.m. Tuesday, has been an active supporter of the Texas governor’s bid for the presidency. Along with several others, the 43-year-old Republican served as co-chair of the Bush campaign in Florida, and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia last July. In January 2000, she went with Bush’s brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and others to campaign door-to-door for Bush in the New Hampshire primary. Harris’ office said she fully expected her decision to enforce the recount deadline would subject her to allegations of partisanship, but insisted the only matter at issue is the law. “The electoral process is a balance between the desire of each individual voter to have his or her intended vote recorded and the right of the public to a clear, final result within a reasonable time,” Harris said today. On the Political Fast Track Harris was elected secretary of state in 1998, following four years representing Sarasota in the Florida Senate, where she was chairwoman of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee. Harris holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University, but she had virtually no political experience prior to running for the state Senate. Politics may be in her blood, however. Harris comes from one of Florida’s most prominent and wealthy families, with close ties to the Republican party. She had been seen as a potential candidate for this year’s U.S. Senate this year, in which Democrat Bill Nelson eventually defeated Republican Rep. Bill McCollum. Harris will be Florida’s last secretary of state. The position will be eliminated in 2002 under Constitution Revision No. 8. Democrats have suggested that Harris may seek an ambassadorship or other appointment in a Bush administration. Controversy of Her Own Harris has firsthand experience with campaign controversy. During her tenure in the state Senate, she drew fire for her ties to Riscorp Insurance, which gave tens of thousands of dollars to her campaign. Five Riscorp executives were indicted on charges of making illegal contributions in 1997. A state investigation later cleared Harris and other politicians who said they didn’t know the company had been soliciting employee donations and then illegally reimbursing them. Harris has also been criticized for spending more than $100,000 of state money for travel expenses since she took office — more than Gov. Jeb Bush.