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Maybe senatorial candidate Klayman could speak up for Terri, but I guess nothing can stop this execution.

Larry Klayman -- well known around Washington for his relentless pursuit of the Clintons during the 90s and more recently for suing Vice President Cheney -- has decided he wants to join Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of his prime targets over the years, in the U.S. Senate.

Klayman, a Republican, tells The Associated Press that he'll seek the seat now occupied by Democrat Bob Graham of Florida. Graham is running for president, though he has not ruled out returning to the Senate for a fourth term.

Klayman has lived in Miami for the last 9 years, shuttling back from time to time to the nation's capital, where the conservative watchdog group he founded in 1994, Judicial Watch, is based.

Corruption and government waste will be key issues of his campaign, Klayman said, as will security in the Sunshine State.

"We have an urgent need here because we have 1,800 miles of coastline. And we are very high on the target list of terrorists," said Klayman, ahead of his formal announcement scheduled for Tuesday morning in Tampa, Fla.

While Klayman has generated headlines recently for his lawsuit over Cheney's energy task force, he made a name for himself, and plenty of enemies, for his numerous lawsuits against the Clintons. Those include two involving Sen. Clinton, D-N.Y. -- a suit by Gennifer Flowers and another concerning the Filegate matter, in which hundreds of background FBI files on Republican officials were found in the Clinton White House.

"I will be the conservative antidote for Hillary Clinton," said Klayman. "I will be her worst nightmare."

Other Republicans seeking the party's nomination for Graham's seat include former U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum and U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon. Several Democrats are said to be exploring the race, including U.S. Reps. Peter Deutsch and Alcee Hastings.

the Net: Klayman for Senate: www.klaymansenate.com