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Thursday, April 13, 2006
FOX’S FIX ON HARRIS
Just when Rep. Katherine Harris was trying to put her campaign turmoil behind her, conservative-leaning Fox News recounted her problems with conservatives and Republicans.
Fox reporter Steve Brown said Harris has encountered “political friendly fire,� including: recent calls by the The National Review for her to drop out; Gov. Jeb Bush’s concerns about her focus; telephone surveys for state House Speaker Allan G. Bense; and polls showing her trailing Sen. Bill Nelson.
“Right now the Nelson campaign has no interest in interrupting Republicans and conservatives roughing up one of their own,� Brown said.
Harris dismissed the concerns. “Clearly, nationally, we’re having a … few hiccups and bumps in the roads, but we’ll get there.�
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Bush Serves as Commencement Speaker at Multiple Schools
President Bush, a Yalie, has four commencement speeches on his agenda for the upcoming graduation season. This year, it’s a community college, a Big 12 school, a military school and a merchant marine academy. On May 6, he’ll be in Stillwater, Oklahoma to talk to graduates at Oklahoma State University. On May 11, Bush will speak at the graduation ceremony at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. On May 27, he’ll speak at West Point, and on June 19 Bush will be the featured speaker at graduation at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.
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