This just in from MSNBC, concerning the Florida congresswoman who refused to recount the votes in the 2000 election when she was the state election official, thus assuring Bush's questionable victory and perhaps changing the course of human history (based on world events since then):
Katherine Harris, a Florida Republican who is running for the U.S. Senate had surgery today to remove an ovarian mass. Harris underwent the procedure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, her office said. Spokesman Gerry Fritz declined to answer questions about the surgery, citing Harris' wish for privacy.
An earlier statement from her office said the mass was to be biopsied and removed in a minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical procedure.
Harris' Senate campaign has been plagued by problems, and she trails Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson by more than 30 points in most polls.
Fundraising has been slow, GOP leaders tried to find another candidate, and she has received more attention for her association with a corrupt defense contractor who gave her $32,000 in illegal campaign contributions than she has on the issues.
On Friday, her office disclosed that she gave her campaign more than $3 million to run for Senate, but then took back $100,000 to finish renovating her ''historic home'' in Washington, D.C.
Harris had announced on national television that she would spend $10 million of her own money on the race, but a press release Friday referred to the money as a loan.
Also last week, she lost much of her core campaign staff for the second time since getting in the race last summer. Her campaign manager, Glenn Hodas, resigned after three months on the job, saying Harris was uncontrollable. He was the third person to hold the position.
underwent the procedure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, her office said. Spokesman Gerry Fritz declined to answer questions about the surgery, citing Harris' wish for privacy.
An earlier statement from her office said the mass was to be biopsied and removed in a minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical procedure.
Harris' Senate campaign has been plagued by problems, and she trails Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson by more than 30 points in most polls.
Fundraising has been slow, GOP leaders tried to find another candidate, and she has received more attention for her association with a corrupt defense contractor who gave her $32,000 in illegal campaign contributions than she has on the issues.
On Friday, her office disclosed that she gave her campaign more than $3 million to run for Senate, but then took back $100,000 to finish renovating her ''historic home'' in Washington, D.C.
Harris had announced on national television that she would spend $10 million of her own money on the race, but a press release Friday referred to the money as a loan.
Also last week, she lost much of her core campaign staff for the second time since getting in the race last summer. Her campaign manager, Glenn Hodas, resigned after three months on the job, saying Harris was uncontrollable. He was the third person to hold the position.