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JANUARY 13, 2008

Katherine Harris for Rudy's VP?


MIAMI -- The Rudy Giuliani bus tour of Florida kicked off this morning with Giuliani speaking to the El Rey Jesus congregation, a Hispanic evangelical mega-church in Miami.

But Rudy had an unexpected visitor: former Congresswoman Katherine Harris was introduced as "a friend of the house."

“She was not there with with mayor, it wasn’t anything coordinated,” said Giuliani spokeswoman Maria Comella, who bypassed answering a question about endorsements.

The event was closed to the press except for a few pool reporters to respect the church, aides said, but luckily the 10 a.m. service was broadcast live through the church's Web site. About 7,000 people attended, and Giuliani's speech was translated into Spanish.

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