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Neil Patrick Harris Claims He Is NOT a Britney Basher

Amid all of the positive hype that surrounded Britney Spears guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris rose to the forefront with his minority view. He has since attempted to clarify what he really meant. CBS may have had somthing to do with his sudden attempts at damage control.

Katherine Harris: No one here gets out alive

Now the New York Times reports that Harris may claim casualties beyond herself. The House seat she gave up to run for Senate, once a sure thing for Republicans, is now in danger of falling into Democratic hands.

Sam Harris: ‘God’s Rottweiler’ Barks

Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith , responds to Pope Benedict XVI s speech on the interplay between faith and reason. Harris: It is ironic that a man who has just disparaged Islam as evil and inhuman before 250,000 onlookers and the world press, is now talking about a genuine dialogue of cultures.

Feds question another former Harris campaign manager

Jim Dornan spoke to FBI and Defense Department investigators in Washington for about 90 minutes Thursday. Dornan, left Harris' staff in November, one of many managers and staff members who have defected from the mistake and strife-ridden campaign. The Department of Justice would not comment, a policy it maintains on pending investigations. Harris has been in the spotlight for her dealings with Mitchell Wade, a defense contractor who pleaded guilty to bribing a California congressman and admitted funneling $32,000 in illegal donations to Harris. She later said she gave the money to charity. Dornan was not Harris' campaign manager when she accepted the donations.

Harris wins nomination in Florida Senate race

The U.S. congresswoman won about 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday's primary election and will face a tough battle against incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in the November general election, whom she trails by more than 30 points in voter opinion polls. Pundits said the Republican establishment was unlikely to rally round their nominee in the general election. "If she runs and she loses badly then they're kind of done with her," said Mason-Dixon pollster Brad Coker. "Sometimes in politics you're better off just letting somebody ride off the cliff and into oblivion."

Desperate candidates

Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Thomas is urging Floridians to vote for Katherine Harris in next week's Republican primary for one reason and one reason only: the entertainment value. Denying Harris a shot at Democratic Bill Nelson in November would be like "yanking 'Desperate Housewives' halfway through the season," Thomas writes.

_ Harris: Separation of church and state 'a lie'

Witness quotes Harris as saying, "that lie we have been told, the separation of church and state, people have internalized, thinking that they needed to avoid politics and that is so wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers."

Katherine Harris sees endorsements fizzle

Katherine Harris' attempt to boost her campaign with a series of high-profile endorsements wilted Thursday when none of the officials appeared at her campaign rally and one of them said Harris wrongly included him on her list of supporters. And the rest of the article just shows how things are getting ever worse for her. This is pathetic.

Feel lucky you don't work for her

Buying the wrong candy for her to toss at parades. Photographing her vertically instead of horizontally. Failing to bring her favorite Starbucks beverage (extra hot venti triple latte, no fat, no foam, one Sweet N Low). One minute, U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris would lavish campaign staffers with praise and hugs. The next she would lose her temper, screaming stupid or idiot at a startled employee.

Katherine Harris Creates Hatred, Low Poll Numbers, for Her

The latest on the self-destructing Harris campaign

Car crash, ticket contribute to Katherine Harris' shoe delivery scene

A comedy of errors which found one staffer involved in a rear end collision and another running through the corridors of power in the US Capitol were part of a scene involving the delivery of shoes from a shoe shine stand to Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL), today's issue of ROLL CALL reports.

Senate Contender in Florida Presses On

Undaunted by a run of horrific poll numbers, staff turmoil and public doubts from leaders of her party, Representative Katherine Harris is thinking confidently beyond November. In her insistence on running, Ms. Harris has become something of a pariah among many of the people whose power she indirectly helped ensure five and a half years ago, as overseer of the recount that sealed George W. Bush's victory.

Common Cause Files Criminal Complaint Against Harris

The description of the conversation between Wade and Rep. Harris, as it is described in the Statement of Offense, suggests that Harris took official action to obtain funding and approval for this military project in exchange for the offer of MZM's holding a fundraiser for Rep. Harris.

Harris recasts herself as loyal but maverick GOP candidate

Polls have shown Harris as much as 32 percentage points behind Nelson, and she has struggled to raise money. She has also struggled to distance herself from questions about her dealings with a corrupt defense contractor, who in February admitted in federal court that he gave Harris illegal campaign donations. Yes, THAT corrupt defense contractor - Mitchell Wade.

Bush says Harris can't win

Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush said Monday that U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris has dropped so low in public opinion polls she cannot beat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November. "I just don't think she can win," Bush said at the Capitol.