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Rudy Weighs NY Governor Race

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 25, 2009 6:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Less than two years after crashing and burning in the race for the White House, Rudy Giuliani is weighing another return to politics—as governor of New York. Last week Giuliani asked the state's GOP chairman to step aside, and the New York Times reports... Read full story »

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