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BUSH DRAMA OVER POSSIBLE KATHERINE HARRIS SENATE RUN Tue Nov 25 2003 21:24:00 ET When Rep. Katherine Harris, who became the globally known face of the recount as Florida's secretary of state, expressed interest in running for the Senate in 2004, President Bush's advisors shuddered, the NEW YORK TIMES will report in a Page One splash on Wednesday. Newsroom sources tell DRUDGE, the paper will place Harris at the center of a Bush brother rivalry! With an energetic nod from the White House, Mel Martinez, the president's housing secretary and a Cuban-American Republican from Orlando, began hinting within days of Harris' statement that he, too, was seriously considering the race. MORE Harris said in a phone interview with the TIMES's Abby Goodnough that she had not yet reached a decision, but made clear that she was aware of her potential toxicity for the Bush campaign and would not do anything to undermine his re-election. "I want to make certain I have a positive effect, not a negative one," she tells the paper. Goodnough: "As if these twists did not carry enough drama, some Republicans in Tallahassee and Washington said Governor Bush was initially miffed by what he saw as an attempt by the White House to micromanage his state's politics by encouraging Martinez's candidacy." Developing... |
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