https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/ en-us Copyright 2006 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:36:31 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The shadow of the Mark Foley affair may have been what threw the mid-terms to the Democrats here in Florida's 16th district but it was a close race none the less. The Republicans had only five weeks to prep their... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/11/scandal_hits_home.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/11/scandal_hits_home.html Andy Gallacher Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:36:31 +0000 Katherine Harris has battled on here in Florida despite her staffing problems and a considerable gap in the polls. The woman best remembered for backing George Bush in the 2000 Florida recount imbroglio has lost campaign staff in droves and... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/11/recount_unlikely_1.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/11/recount_unlikely_1.html Andy Gallacher Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:06:09 +0000 By the time I've stopped several people in West Palm Beach, Florida, I have learnt a couple of things about Mark Foley. Firstly, just about everyone likes him and secondly, he is gay. None of this stopped Mr Foley serving... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/10/republicans_hard_words.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/10/republicans_hard_words.html Andy Gallacher Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:37:09 +0000 "I don't know about her politics, but she looks good on a horse." Not the kind of response you hope to get when covering the mid-terms, but that was the answer from one lady I stopped in the street in... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/10/harris_on_horseback.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/10/harris_on_horseback.html Andy Gallacher Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:33:56 +0000 Over the last 10 years I've covered various world events for the BBC, including the attacks of 11 September and the war in Iraq. Now, my focus is the southern states and the Caribbean. I travel around extensively, reporting on... https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/10/about_andy_gallacher.html https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/thereporters/andy_gallacher/2006/10/about_andy_gallacher.html Andy Gallacher Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:30:00 +0000