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To: Mr. Palau who wrote (745315)	7/14/2006 2:04:55 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

Some on this thread have expressed support for Harris and indicated she was a good candidate. Her congressional record gives no such impression and stories of her temper, her bad decision-making process and insistence on micro-managing (driving her staff crazy) have been around for a long time. Toss in at least some questions about her campaign funding...and Bill Nelson IS the luckiest guy on earth. He doesn't need to say a thing until November. Dead intern, indeed.

To: Mr. Palau who wrote (745315)	7/14/2006 2:41:56 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

Two Victories for Supporters of Gay Marriage Ban By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1:20 PM ET A Nebraska court reinstated a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage and a Tennessee court dismissed an effort to keep a proposed ban off the ballot.

To: Mr. Palau who wrote (745315)	7/14/2006 4:07:36 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769669

Harris Loses Key Campaign Staffers, Again By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS July 14, 2006 Filed at 1:28 p.m. ET nytimes.com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris' third Senate campaign manager has resigned, citing the candidate's ''increasingly erratic behavior and counterproductive, damaging statements.'' ''It became unmanageable, unhealthy, uncontrollable,'' said Glenn Hodas, who became campaign manager in April. He said four other key staffers were also leaving. Harris said her campaign was ''aggressively moving forward'' to unseat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson despite the staffers' departures. ''I wish each of them the very best in their future endeavors,'' she said in a news release. Harris' campaign has faced other problems. Fundraising has been slow and GOP leaders have pressured her to drop out in favor of another candidate. She has also been criticized for her connections to a corrupt defense contractor who illegally gave $32,000 to her campaign. She became a polarizing figure in 2000 when, as Florida's secretary of state, she certified George W. Bush's 537-vote win in Florida's disputed presidential election. Harris, who has pledged to spend $10 million of her own money on the race, is facing three mostly unknown opponents in the GOP primary and remains a heavy favorite to win the nomination. In the general election, she has trailed Nelson by more than 30 points in some polls. Hodas said he knew about Harris' reputation for being a tough boss before joining the campaign in the spring. ''I read the reports and I said 'There's no way all this stuff could be true.' But as time wore on, not only was it true but it was worse than reported,'' he said. He described ''tantrums, micromanaging, an increasingly erratic behavior and counterproductive, damaging statements and activities.'' A new campaign manager will be named shortly, the campaign said. Harris' first campaign manager, Jim Dornan, stepped down in November. He was replaced by Jamie Miller, who was replaced by Hodas. Ed Rollins, a prominent political strategist who had served as President Reagan's political director and ran Ross Perot's presidential campaign in 1992, also abandoned Harris' campaign. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press