Rudy Giuliani

Cartoon Complexity

Jeffrey Kluger | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Simplexity, Rudy Giuliani, Time Magazine, Gerald Ford, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Media News

There are few fields in which the increasingly sophisticated science of simplexity -- the study of the way simple things can be improbably complex, and complex things can be brilliantly simple -- applies more powerfully than in politics.

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Take Me Out to the Vice Presidential Nomination

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Running Mate, Vice President, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, 2008 Election, Republican Party, Rudy Giuliani Vp, Mccain Giuliani, Politics News

A McCain-Giuliani ticket could restore the Republican brand name, particularly among independents in the north, who, while not yet sold Obama, are certainly unlikely to vote Republican for Congress.

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John McCain Imagines a Baseball Game

Chris Kelly | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Baseball, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Ted Williams, Giuliani McCain Yankees, Politics News

McCain left Sunday's Yankees game in the middle of the sixth with the score tied. It didn't really matter to him if he saw the end of the game, since his most cherished sports memories are all imaginary, anyway.

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Giuliani Restarting Fundraising Efforts In Possible Step Towards Gubernatorial Bid

New York Times | Marc Santora | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rudy Giuliani Solutions America, Rudy Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani Governor, Rudy Giuliani Fundraising, Politics News

Entering the real estate market at a time of profound turmoil, Rudolph W. Giuliani's company is planning an investment fund based on commercial and re...

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Bush Gaffes His Way Toward More International Ridicule

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rudy Giuliani, Barack Obama Bilingual, G8 Summit, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Politics News

President Bush concluded his final G8 Summit today. Here's his parting shot: "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter!" I am not making this up! ...

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Giuliani: Obama's Support Of Bilingualism Reinforces Anti-Americanism

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Video, Rudy Giuliani, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Patriotism, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani John McCain, Barack Obama Bilingual, Barack Obama Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama Spanish, McCain Surrogates, Obama Bilingual, Fear Watch 2008, Politics News

I have got to tell you: I've been staring at this clip of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani disparaging Barack Obama's contention that Americans sho...

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Giuliani's Campaign Manager Joins McCain Team

ABC News | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Staff Shakeup, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani Presidential Bid, Rudy Giuliani, Steve Schmidt, McCain Campaign, Politics News

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: ABC News has learned that the McCain campaign has hired Mike DuHaime as political director, the first new hir...

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Top GOP VP Choices: Failed Business Leaders, Former Dems, Confirmed Bachelors and Creationists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Mormons, Stu Rothenberg, Mckinsey, Economy, George W. Bush, Cindy McCain, Connecticut, Larry Craig, Dick Cheney, George Hamilton, Thomas Hendricks, Harvard, Charlie Crist, Creationism, Mike Huckabee, Brown University, Hewlett Packard, Ebay, Carly Fiorina, Mississippi, Republican Party, Christians, Mark Foley, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Football, Campaign Finance, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hockey, Meg Whitman, Religion, Rudy Giuliani, Sex, Fred Thompson, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Tim Pawlenty, Evolution, Fishing, Senate, Gay Issues, Politics News

If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.

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Giuliani Repeats Debunked GOP China Drilling Talking Point

Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republicans Oil, Republicans Global Warming, China Oil, Rudy Giuliani, Oil Drilling, China Oil Drilling, GOP Oil Drilling, Politics News

On Glenn Beck's show last night, Rudy Giuliani repeated a popular GOP talking point about off-shore drilling, as Think Progress reports: Last night ...

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Rudy: I'm Still The Best, But McCain Is Number 2

New York Daily News | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Giuliani McCain Endorsement, John McCain, Wesley Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani McCain, Politics News

Rudy Giuliani set out Tuesday to defend John McCain's readiness to be President, but ended up saying the presumptive GOP nominee is second-best - to h...

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Live Tyrannized and Die Anyways

David Quigg | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rudy Giuliani, New Hampshire, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Antonin Scalia, Guantanamo, Supreme Court, Election 2008, Newt Gingrich, Constitution, John McCain, Torture, Abu Ghraib, Habeas Corpus, Civil Liberties, Warantless Wiretapping, Patriot Act, Mccain Habeas Corpus, Politics News

In the interest of saving America from bin Laden, we have shown a terrifying willingness to strip away more and more of the founding virtues that make America worth saving in the first place.

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How Gingrich/Giuliani Sabotaged Civic Debate

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 06.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Susan Rice, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, National Security, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Supreme Court Guantanamo Detainees, Giuliani 9/11, Obama National Security, Habeas Corpus, Media News

Withing days of the Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo detainees, Gingrich and Giuliani pushed their way into the debate, and began to argue that liberal views on Habeas Corpus would kill Americans.

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Roy Sekoff on Dan Abrams Discussing The Return of Rudy, Banned Headscarves, and Smearing Michelle

Huff TV | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

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Why Giuliani Is The Perfect Choice To Defend McCain's Views

Jackson Williams | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Homeland Security, McCain Campaign, Fema, Joe Allbaugh, Politics News

There's a debate over whether it's wise to have Giuliani as McCain's campaign surrogate on matters of terrorism and homeland security. Obviously McCain thinks so, but last September he didn't sound so sure.

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Vlad Rudy Has Returned from the Fear Mongering Netherworld

Bob Cesca | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Guantanamo Bay, Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Party, John McCain, Habeas Corpus, Politics News

With a blinding white light, a loud bang and a puff of wig powder, Vlad Rudy Giuliani has emerged from the netherworld of GOP politics shamelessly trying to frighten Americans into voting for a Republican presidential candidate again.

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Rudy Has Little Bite As McCain's Newest Attack Dog

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Rudy Giuliani took to the role of McCain attack dog and terrorism expert on a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, pleading for a civil discou...

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Giuliani Offers To Aid GOP Candidates In Return For Cash

New York Times | RAYMOND HERNANDEZ | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rudy Giuliani Campaign Debt, Rudy Giuliani Debt, Rudy Giuliani, Politics News

With the Republican Party in need of money for the November elections, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has offered to appear at fund-raisers around t...

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John McCain: The Devil You Don't Know

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jerry Falwell, Bill Clinton, Liberty University, Florida, John McCain, Log Cabin Republicans, Lobbyists, Abortion Rights, Cindy McCain, Campaign Finance, Rick Santorum, 2008 Election, Mitt Romney, Pat Robertson, Congress, Democrats, Barack Obama, Christian Fundamentalists, Catholics, Iraq War, Jewish Issues, Gay Rights, Rudy Giuliani, New Hampshire, Environment, Everglades, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Same-Sex Unions, Global Warming, Keating Five, Politics News

McCain's political positions are what remain utterly confusing -- it's hard to think of another veteran politician whose political philosophy is as murky as his.

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Interview With Political Science Professor Kenneth Janda

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Last Thanksgiving, I took a vacation from the blog and (while I was gone) I ran a series of speech transcripts from all eight of the Democratic candid...

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John McCain and Barack Obama -- America's First Campaign Where Divorce May Be a Good Experience for Leadership Skills

Jill Brooke | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Stepchildren, John McCain Family, Rudy Giuliani Wife, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Stepfamily, Divorce, Family Values, Giuliani Family Values, 2008 Election, Barack Obama Family, Barack Obama, Family, Politics News

Being in a divorced household is like living in two countries, with two different sets of traditions, rules and expectations. Brokering peace becomes a necessity. And some do it better than others.

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Sen. John McCain: The NRA's 'C-plus' Valedictorian

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gun Show Loophole, John McCain, District of Columbia, Ohio, Mitt Romney, Bob Barr, Libertarian, Dc, Guns, Nra, National Rifle Association, John McCain 2008, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Kentucky, Politics News

Sen. John McCain spoke to the National Rifle Association in Louisville last Friday, and the reaction seemed mixed. I had a few thoughts of my own aft...

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Is This Primary Irreversibly Shredding the Democratic Party? I'm Skeptical.

Dan Brown | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Democratic Primary, Rudy Giuliani, Bill Ayers, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Republicans, Ayers, Ayers Obama, Politics News

What may be uglier than the campaigns' recent below-the-belt jabs is the media's insistent pushing of the storyline that this protracted campaign is irreparably damaging the Dems' chances come November.

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Obama-Rendell in '08!

Matt Littman | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rudy Giuliani, Rendell, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Jfk, Wesley Clark, Nixon, Eagles, Politics News

Ed Rendell is to Hillary Clinton as he is to the Eagles-- he cheerleads, he exhorts, he pleads and he is intensely loyal to a team that cannot win and ultimately will break his heart.

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McCain Helping To Pay Off Giuliani's Debt

UPI | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rudy Giuliani Campaign Debt, Mccain Giuliani Email, Mccain Helps Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani Debt, Mccain Giuliani, Politics News

Likely GOP presidential nominee John McCain wants to help former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani pay off his primary campaign debt, a McCain staff e-m...

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Gossip Boys

Ferentz LaFargue | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Dinkins, Ed Koch, New York Governor, David Paterson, George Pataki, Rudy Giuliani, Eliot Spitzer, Mario Cuomo, Paterson Drug Us, Paterson Forthcoming, Politics News

In his recent revelations about his extra-marital affairs, and now his past drug use, Paterson has displayed a commitment to keeping it real in a way that has not been seen in New York since Teddy Roosevelt.

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