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A few weeks ago Hillary Rodham Clinton surprised a San Francisco audience with the announcement, “I’m not running as a woman candidate.” But then HRC had a change of heart, and on March 6 she unveiled her “I Can Be President” effort designed to appeal to women. That was a smart move, because the last few weeks the Hillary-for-First-Mom bandwagon has hit some rather unpleasant road-bumps. Now Barack Obama is closing in on Hillary’s once insurmountable lead. First the New York Post revealed that her campaign had agreed to buy the endorsement of South Carolina state Senator Darrell Jackson to...

WASHINGTON — Old enemies of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are out in force. Just weeks after she joined the Democratic Party's flock of presidential contenders, Clinton is being targeted by conservative and Republican-allied activists intent on derailing her campaign before the start of next year's primaries. They have surfaced with a flurry of planned projects: a Michael Moore-style documentary film, book-length exposes, and websites such as StopHerNow.comand StopHillaryPAC.com. Conservative admirers of the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth media blitz that helped torpedo Democratic Sen. John F. Kerry's presidential candidacy in 2004 are now agitating to "Swift-boat" Clinton. .........Clinton campaign...

39. If the election were held today for United States Senate, whom would you support, Bill Nelson, the Democrat or Katherine Harris, the Republican? Bill Nelson 56% Katherine Harris 24% Undecided 10%

A defense contractor seeking help from Rep. Katherine Harris for $10 million in federal money last year took her to one of Washington's most exclusive restaurants, where he paid for a meal that may have cost as much as $2,800 and offered to sponsor a campaign fundraiser for her. Mitchell Wade, who pleaded guilty this year to bribing a California congressman, spent $2,800 on wine and food, said Ed Rollins, former chief political strategist for Harris in her campaign for the U.S. Senate. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel this week, Harris R-Longboat Key, said it was "news to...

Harris raps Nelson's business record during Gainesville walk BY BRENDAN FARRINGTON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS4/20/06 GAINESVILLE -- U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris approached two young men preparing to open a gelato cafe and won their support Wednesday by attacking Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson's voting record on small business issues. As Chino Leong and Joe Kearns, both 23-year-old Democrats, painted the outside of their soon-to-open shop, Harris approached to give them cups of iced tea and talk about the business the recent college graduates plan to open. She was impressed with their idea to mix gelato -- an Italian-style ice cream -- into...