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Rudy Giuliani stories: 247 news summaries

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Rudy Trails McCain in NY: Poll

Clinton enjoys African-American support in home state

Jan 21, 08 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Onetime favorite Rudy Giuliani lags John McCain in his home state, two polls out today report, in another blow to the ex-New York mayor's sputtering campaign. In a Siena College poll, 36% of New York Republicans support McCain, to Giuliani's 24%, while a WNBC poll put the split at 34%... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Super Tuesday • African Americans • New York

Fla. Holds the Key for GOP

Sunshine State can boost, dash electoral dreams

Jan 21, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The Republican field has made a mad dash for wide-open Florida, where Mike Huckabee prays for the Panhandle pious, John McCain hustles veterans, and Rudy Giuliani reminds ex-New Yorkers how much he did for them. The Jan. 29 primary is the first closed contest, meaning McCain can’t rely on... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • veterans • Mike Huckabee • Florida primary

Rudy Scrambles to
Catch Up in Florida

As rivals edge up in polls, Giuliani's focus on single state is questioned

Jan 20, 08 9:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's strategy of skipping ahead to Florida could still pay off big, or could leave him dead in the Gulf Coast water, reports the Guardian. Giuliani is now pulling out all the stops as he sinks behind John McCain in polls, and the rest of the field joins the... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • America's Mayor • Republican nomination • Jon Voight • delegates • Florida primary

UPDATED

McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

He edges Huckabee in nation's first Southern primary

Jan 19, 08 9:13 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain reclaimed the ever-elusive momentum in the GOP race tonight with a narrow victory over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina, the State reports. McCain got 33% of the vote to Huckabee's 30%. Fred Thompson, for whom South Carolina was a make-or-break state, finished a distant third (16%), just ahead... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • South Carolina • primary • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul

'08 Prez Campaigns Going Broke

Early spending saps all coffers ... except Romney's

Jan 19, 08 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite record fund-raising, top presidential hopefuls in both parties have blown almost all of their cash, the New York Times reports. Efforts to knock out opponents early have cost candidates at least $320 million, or 80% of what they have raised. With Super Tuesday fast approaching, “there is... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • presidential primaries • Mike Huckabee • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

UPDATED

Romney Wins Silver State Caucuses

Ron Paul takes
second place in surprise finish

Jan 19, 08 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney won the Nevada Republican caucuses today, the AP reports, his second straight victory. Romney nabbed 51% of the vote with nearly all returns in. In a surprise, Ron Paul (14%) edged past John McCain (13) to take second place. Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee both got 8%, and... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • Republican nomination • caucusgoers • Nevada caucus • Silver State

Giuliani Goes
for Broke
in Fla.

In run-up to must-win primary, GOP hopeful maxes out time, money

Jan 18, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has put every penny toward victory in Florida, hoping to build a dam that rising waters can’t breach. Come Jan. 29, says his campaign chairman, “we'll be the smartest guys in America or the dumbest guys in America.” Giuliani’s been to Florida nearly 30... More »

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Florida • Rudy Giuliani • abortion rights • tax cuts • military spending

Rudy Needs Florida to Take NY

Anything but first or a super-close second puts tri-state success in jeopardy

Jan 17, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's supporters predict a distant finish in Florida's Jan. 29 primary will cost him in Feb. 5 voting in strongholds New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. A strategy of focusing on Florida while ignoring early states has seen Giuliani plummet in Republican polls. "If he carries Florida, he... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Super Tuesday • New York • Florida primary • Election 2008

Romney Trims SC Prospects, Eyes Nevada

Concedes Palmetto State to McCain, eyes overall delegate count

Jan 17, 08 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - With polls placing him third in South Carolina's primary Saturday, Mitt Romney is conceding and turning attention to all-but-forgotten Nevada caucuses. Romney says “it doesn’t make a lot of sense to put a few drops” in a GOP bucket that John McCain’s already filled, but Politico says... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • South Carolina primary • Nevada caucus

Romney Wins Michigan Primary

State's native son gets much-needed victory to salvage campaign

Jan 15, 08 8:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Native son Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary tonight, salvaging his campaign and scrambling the Republican race anew, MSNBC reports. With 99% of returns in, Romney had 39% of the vote, John McCain 30%, and Mike Huckabee 16%. Ron Paul finished a distant fourth, but he had nearly as many... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • Mike Huckabee • Michigan • Michigan primary

Candidates Talk Health Care, But Not Their Own

Most GOP hopefuls keep mum on their personal coverage

Jan 14, 08 7:52 PM CST
(Newser) - With health insurance heating up campaign trails, NPR takes a look at how the candidates are covered, and finds not all of them forthcoming. Sitting senators are eligible for a federal plan, which is good but no panacea—packed with co-pays and deductibles. John Edwards reports he and his family... More »

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health care • John McCain • John Edwards • Rudy Giuliani • health insurance • Fred Thompson • Dennis Kucinich • BlueCross

OPINION

Rivals Catch Giuliani in Fla.

Come-from-behind strategy looks problematic as
4-way tie develops

Jan 14, 08 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - The strategy that had Rudy Giuliani waiting until the Jan. 29 Florida primary to make a grand entrance—and then running away with the race—is looking pretty rocky, says Salon blogger Tim Grieve. The New Yorker is now in a virtual four-Republican tie in Florida, says a Quinnipiac poll.... More »

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John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • Florida primary

Rudy's Camp Beseeches Donors

Campaign reportedly low on funds after Florida advertising spree

Jan 13, 08 12:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's campaign is urgently requesting funds, the New York Daily News reports, seemingly contradicting the camp’s denials of financial hardship. While staffers are going without paychecks this month—voluntarily, they say—Giuliani’s campaign manager emailed a plea to prospective donors yesterday. “I am asking you... More »

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Florida • Rudy Giuliani • Iowa • advertising • New Hampshire • America's Mayor • campaign fundraising • Sunshine State • snowbirds • election

Romney Leads McCain in Michigan: Poll

Favored by voters who cite economy & jobs
as top concerns

Jan 13, 08 6:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney has grabbed an 8-point lead over closest rival John McCain heading into the Michigan primary, according to the latest MSNBC/McClatchy poll of the state's voters. Romney needs the good news: he has reduced advertising in South Carolina and staked his continuing candidacy on Michigan. The poll puts Romney... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • South Carolina • Mike Huckabee • Michigan • Ron Paul • Republican evangelicals • Michigan primary

Clinton Unveils
$70B Fix for Economy

GOP hopefuls attack plan and each other; Bush mulls tax rebate

Jan 11, 08 8:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton upstaged her rivals today by proposing $70 billion in emergency spending to help avoid a US recession, Reuters reports. Her plan would include $30 billion for homeowners, $25 billion for families with high energy bills, and another $15 billion aimed at unemployment insurance and alternative energy plans—all... More »

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Mitt Romney • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • foreclosure • recession • US economy • economic stimulus package

Giuliani Aides Working Without Pay

Staff takes hit as campaign pumps up Fla. ad budget

Jan 11, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Top Rudy Giuliani staffers are working without pay this month, an aide to hizzoner tells Politico. After weeks of rumors that donations were drying up, the campaign manager and other high-ranking advisers either volunteered to work free or were asked to forgo wages so that all resources could be put... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Republican candidate • Mike DuHaime • campaign staff

Republicans Square Off in SC

GOP hopefuls swap heated words on economy, Iran, immigration

Jan 10, 08 9:34 PM CST
(Newser) - GOP presidential hopefuls jostled for position during a South Carolina debate last night, with Mitt Romney taking aim at new front-runner John McCain and an aggressive Fred Thompson going after Mike Huckabee. Romney criticized McCain for giving up on manufacturing jobs in Michigan, a crucial primary state, but McCain defended... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • Republican debate

Will the Right Ever Back Mac?

He again looks like the GOP's best bet, but critics may not be able to tolerate him

Jan 10, 08 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - GOP conservatives have long been suspicious of John McCain—angered that the maverick won’t hold the party line—but now they're forced to decide if they can stomach the man who seems the best bet for holding the White House. The same party activists who crippled his candidacy last... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • Republican candidate • GOP frontrunner • right wingers

Rudy Did Try
in NH—and
Still Failed

Campaign downplayed effort in early states, but numbers don't lie

Jan 9, 08 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani shrugged off his 9%, fourth-place showing in New Hampshire last night, citing his strategy to skimp there and go for the bigger states with later primaries — Florida, New York and California. But the numbers belie that claim, reports ABC News. Giuliani attended 126 pre-primary events in New... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Republican presidential primaries • New Hampshire primary

Mac Wins Mean All Bets
Are Off in GOP Race

Pundits say McCain win keeps the contest 'wide open'

Jan 9, 08 4:17 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain's comeback win in New Hampshire puts him at the front of the GOP pack for now, but he has many hurdles ahead of him in a now wide-open race, the Los Angeles Times reports. He'll have to battle it out with Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee in... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • Republican candidate • New Hampshire primary

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