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To: tejek who wrote (277683)	3/2/2006 12:21:26 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575425

How did it get to the Bahamas? Dirty bird?

To: tejek who wrote (277683)	3/2/2006 1:49:30 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575425

One of our favorite characters from the 2000 elections is back in the news.... Harris tried to help donor By Keith Epstein MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - Katherine Harris, the Longboat Key congresswoman running for U.S. Senate, is refusing to honor a pledge to reveal her requests for federal earmarks - so-called pork barrel spending. The material Harris is withholding includes a letter she wrote in April 2005 on behalf of a defense contractor who funneled illegal contributions to her 2004 campaign. The contractor, Mitchell Wade, pleaded guilty in federal court last week to bribing one congressman and disguising his over-the-limit contributions to Harris and another Republican member of Congress so they would insert his projects into appropriations bills. Harris spokeswoman Kara Borie confirmed Wednesday that she had seen the April 2005 letter, establishing publicly for the first time that Harris took special steps on behalf of Wade, a major contributor... washdateline.mgnetwork.com