Rudy Giuliani
Republican from New York
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Rudy Giuliani is the former mayor of New York City. He was born in Brooklyn in 1944 and previously served as a federal prosecutor, as well as an associate attorney general under President Reagan. He graduated from Manhattan College and earned a law degree from New York University Law School. He has been married since 2003 to Judith Nathan and was married twice before. He has two children, Andrew and Caroline. He withdrew from the presidential race on Jan. 30, 2008.
Giuliani's statements by ruling
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Recent statements by Rudy Giuliani
Said he's the only Republican candidate "who's actually turned around a government economy."
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
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"We have more coal reserves in the United States than they have oil reserves in Saudi Arabia."
Friday, January 25th, 2008 in Boca Raton.
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"Bill Clinton's peace dividend . . . cut the military 25 and 30 percent."
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in a Republican debate in Boca Raton.
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"He reformed welfare before others tried."
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 in a TV ad
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"And he’s the only candidate who will fight for a national catastrophe fund to reduce insurance rates."
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 in a TV ad
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Recent attacks by Rudy Giuliani
"For four days in Denver, the Democrats were afraid to use the words 'Islamic terrorism.'"
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Sarah Palin "already has more executive experience" than Barack Obama and Joe Biden "combined."
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"He's (Romney) the one who said that he would be to the left of Teddy Kennedy on gay rights."
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"This guy didn't even support Ronald Reagan."
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"The oddest thing is he doesn't want to do for America what he did for Massachusetts. He did mandate health care for Massachusetts, which is HillaryCare, and he doesn't want to do that for America."
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Recent attacks on Rudy Giuliani
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"He was a member of the Iraq Study Group and was either fired or quit from a very important commission that was trying to figure out the way forward in Iraq." |
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"The mayor said … 'if you happen to be in this country in an undocumented status . . . then we welcome you here. We want you here. We'll protect you here.' " |
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“Mayor Giuliani’s lawsuit killed the line-item veto.” |
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Rudy Giuliani is "probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency." |
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"Here's a man who brags about how he made the city safe. It was the Biden crime bill that became the Clinton crime bill that allowed him to do that." |
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Recent stories featuring Rudy Giuliani
Fumbled facts in Florida: We find some exaggerations and mistakes at the Republican debate in Boca Raton.
Rudy's Florida pitch: In a TV ad aimed at voters in Florida, Rudy Giuliani makes claims about cutting taxes, welfare reform and a national insurance fund. We find he's mostly right on two, but wrong on the other.
FACT SHEET: Immigration: A breakdown of the immigration issue, including candidate-by-candidate positions.
Giuliani's energy juggernaut : Rudy Giuliani makes a case that the United States lags behind foreign nations when it comes to energy infrastructure. But he overstates the foreign energy juggernaut and ignores enormous energy investments at home.
Two parties, one night: We find some truth, some exaggerations and a Pants-on-Fire falsehood at the dual debates in New Hampshire.
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