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September 2008
- Rudy: 'Barack Obama Has Never Led Anything'
  
  MSNBC | Sep 3, 08 9:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani tonight delivered the most blistering attack yet on Barack Obama's qualifications to be president, belittling him as a "celebrity senator" with no legislative record to speak of, MSNBC reports. "He’s never run a city, he’s never run a state, he’s never run a business, he’s never run a military unit,” Giuliani said. “He’s never had to lead people in crisis." It's not a personal attack, he said, but merely a "statement of fact." More »
June 2008
- Giuliani Will Stump for GOP, for a Price
  
  New York Times | Jun 14, 08 7:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has offered to appear at fundraisers for cash-strapped Republican candidates but with strings attached, the New York Times reports. The former New York mayor wants a cut of the proceeds to go towards paying off his presidential campaign's $3.6-million debt. The debt includes a $500,000 personal loan from Giuliani, who is worth an estimated $30 million. More »
April 2008
- Rudy Flouts Communion Ban at Pope Mass
  
  New York Daily News | Apr 20, 08 7:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Twice-divorced one-time GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani started angry tongues wagging yesterday when he received communion at the pope's mass, which is contrary to church rules. As a divorced Catholic, Giuliani is barred from receiving communion, yet he stepped up to the altar with wife No. 3 at St. Patrick's Cathedral. "He knows better," one miffed Catholic told the New York Daily News. More »
February 2008
- McCain, Obama Left No Place for Bloomberg
  
  Newsweek | Feb 28, 08 1:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - If Rudy and Hillary were the frontrunners, Michael Bloomberg wouldn't have ruled out an independent bid for the presidency, as he did today, writes Jon Meacham of Newsweek . But John McCain and Barack Obama, the putative nominees, have a lock on the “novelty narrative,” so the billionaire mayor—who's been successively a Democrat, then Republican, then independent—made “the wise business decision to save his money.” More »
January 2008
- Rudy Drops Out, Backs McCain
  
  Associated Press | Jan 30, 08 5:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani ended his bid for the presidency as expected today and endorsed John McCain, the AP reports. Giuliani made his announcement at the Ronald Reagan library in California, one day after a disappointing third-place finish in the Florida primary. With McCain at his side, Giuliani called it a "consolation, in the bitterness of losing," to be able to back the Arizona senator. "He's an American hero." More »
- Why Rudy Fell So Far, So Fast
  
  New York Times | Jan 30, 08 7:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - How did the man who took summer polls by storm fall so precipitously in the esteem of GOP voters that he was finished by Florida, the state he chose for his first big victory? It could be the hubris, the inexperienced campaign team, the strategic mistakes—or it could be that "the more Republican voters saw of Mr. Giuliani, the less they wanted to vote for him," conclude Michael Powell and Michael Cooper in the New York Times . More »
- McCain Edges Romney in Florida
  
  Politico | Jan 29, 08 9:28 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - John McCain scored a hard-fought victory over Mitt Romney in Florida tonight to establish himself as the Republican front-runner a week ahead of Super Tuesday, Politico reports. McCain got 36% of the vote to Romney's 31%. Rudy Giuliani, who staked his campaign on a win here, managed just 15% and will reportedly drop out. Mike Huckabee had 13%. More »
- Rudy Will Drop Out, Endorse McCain
  
  MSNBC | Jan 29, 08 9:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani will drop out of the presidential race in the wake of his weak third-place finish in Florida and endorse John McCain tomorrow, NBC News reports. Giuliani is expected to fly to the Ronald Reagan library in California to make the announcement. "We ran a campaign that was uplifting," a dejected Giuliani told supporters. Asked later whether he was dropping out, he responded only, "I'm going to California." More »
- 3rd Place Would Finish Rudy
  
  Dallas Morning News | Jan 29, 08 11:20 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A poor showing in today's Florida primary could scuttle Rudy Giuliani’s campaign, his chairman admitted yesterday. "If he is second or first, he certainly has momentum. But if he finishes third, it's going to be hard to get momentum,” Houston lawyer Pat Oxford told the Dallas Morning News . Giuliani is touting himself as an odds-defying guy, but he's far behind John McCain and Mitt Romney in polls. More »
- Giuliani Spins Lack of Fla. Endorsements
  
  St. Petersburg Times | Jan 28, 08 5:24 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Grasping for good news on the eve of the Florida primary, Rudy Giuliani released a video today touting his failure to win endorsements from the Tampa Tribune , Orlando Sentinel , South Florida Sun-Sentinel , and New York Times . “He’s not endorsed by any of the liberal newspapers,” the voice-over boasts. But a couple of those publications aren’t known for their leftism, the St. Petersburg Times notes. More »
- Romney Tied With McCain in Fla.
  
  Reuters | Jan 27, 08 12:26 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Mitt Romney picked up 3 points overnight to tie Republican rival John McCain at 30%, just three days before the Florida primary, according to the Reuters/C-Span/Zogby tracking poll. Reuters reports that Mike Huckabee picked up 4 points to take over a distant third. Rudy Giuliani, who has been campaigning vigorously in Florida after largely ignoring all previous contests, slid to fourth by losing 2 points. More »
- Giuliani Can't Connect in Fla.
  
  Washington Post | Jan 26, 08 6:26 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani isn't the type to kiss babies in Florida—or even shake hands. The former mayor has run a detached, tightly controlled campaign, eschewing personal contact, avoiding questions, and rushing past crowds after events, the Washington Post reports. His brusque style is leaving uninspired voters in his wake. “There was just no energy, you know?” said one. More »
- Key Fla. Senator Backs McCain
  
  Associated Press | Jan 25, 08 7:22 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Mel Martinez will back John McCain in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, the Florida senator announced today after earlier waffling. Martinez’s endorsement could boost McCain’s appeal among Hispanics, an important demographic in Tuesday's primary, the Associated Press reports. “I would trust the future and the security of this nation to this man,” Martinez said. More »
- Republicans Seek Edge in Calm Florida Debate
  
  Associated Press | Jan 24, 08 8:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The GOP debate in Florida remained a largely civil affair last night, with the leading candidates agreeing that the economy needs aggressive tax cuts and that Hillary Clinton has no business returning to the White House, the AP reports. In one of the few bits of drama, Mitt Romney took John McCain to task for voting against Bush's first tax cuts. McCain responded that it was the right move at the time and said he was "very proud" of his record as a fiscal conservative.