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Will He or Won't He? Rick Perry Rumors Won't Die

Governor says he'll 'think about it,' but spokesman later backtracks

(Newser) - The Rick-Perry-for-president buzz whipped up again today when the Texas governor said, "I'm going to think about it," reports the Dallas Morning News . It was a marked departure from his previous denials, though he qualified it by adding, "I think about a lot of things."...

Rudy Giuliani Leads Latest CNN Poll Among Republican Hopefuls
 Rudy (?!) Leads CNN Poll 
May 27, 2011 2:12 PM CDT

Rudy (?!) Leads CNN Poll

Republicans not at all excited about their options

(Newser) - How unhappy are Republicans with their 2012 hopefuls? Well, let’s put it this way: The guy leading the latest CNN poll doesn’t even appear to be running. Rudy Giuliani topped the field with 16% of the vote, followed closely by Mitt Romney at 15% and Sarah Palin at...

Cheney Praises Obama on bin Laden Mission
 Cheney Praises 
 Obama on 
 bin Laden 
 Mission 
sunday talk shows
May 8, 2011 11:10 AM CDT

Cheney Praises Obama on bin Laden Mission

But he's worried we've stopped waterboarding suspects

(Newser) - President Obama got rare praise from Dick Cheney today, as the former VP lauded the Osama decision on Fox News Sunday, reports Politico . "You’ve got to give him a lot of credit," said Cheney. "I give him high marks for making that decision." But Cheney...

If Trump Is on Top, GOP Needs Fresh Blood
 If Trump Is on Top, 
 GOP Needs Fresh Blood 
nate silver
Apr 13, 2011 2:09 PM CDT

If Trump Is on Top, GOP Needs Fresh Blood

Maybe it's time for Chris Christie or Paul Ryan to take another look: Nate Silver

(Newser) - Attention Chris Christie, or maybe Paul Ryan? Donald Trump's strong showing in recent polls illustrates just how shaky the GOP's 2012 field is, writes Nate Silver at the New York Times . He breaks the candidates into three groups: The Fairfax Five (think establishment candidates) of Romney, Pawlenty, Huntsman, Barbour, and...

Fox News Head Advised Lying to Feds: Court Docs

Roger Ailes apparently sought to protect Giuliani White House bid

(Newser) - Five years ago, fired HarperCollins boss Judith Regan claimed an executive at Harper’s parent, News Corp, had pushed her to lie to federal investigators—but until now, that executive’s identity remained hidden. Now court affidavits show that it was Roger Ailes, the head of Fox News, the New ...

Pundits, Politicians Spar Over Tucson Shooting
Pundits, Politicians Spar
Over Tucson Shooting
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Jan 16, 2011 1:54 PM CST

Pundits, Politicians Spar Over Tucson Shooting

Some blame loopholes, others mental health treatment

(Newser) - Jared Lee Loughner got rejected from the Army for "excessive" drug use, yet was allowed to buy a gun because of a loophole that Sen. Chuck Schumer wants to close, reports the Hill. The New York Democrat is writing the White House to ask that the Pentagon be forced...

Giuliani Running Again? Don't Bet On It
Giuliani Running Again?
Don't Bet On It
analysis
Jan 7, 2011 5:24 PM CST

Giuliani Running Again? Don't Bet On It

Analysis: If anything, he's in an even weaker position than in 2007

(Newser) - The New York Post gave political bloggers plenty to buzz about today with its Page Six item asserting that Rudy Giuliani is getting ready to run for president again. At Salon , Steve Kornacki isn't biting. It's "understandable" Giuliani would want to run given the wide-open GOP field, he writes—...

Giuliani: Debate Over Mosque Is Great, Healthy
Giuliani: Debate Over Mosque Is Great, Healthy
OPINION
Sep 9, 2010 1:45 PM CDT

Giuliani: Debate Over Mosque Is Great, Healthy

Hizzoner opposes the Cordoba House, but likes the discussion

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani weighs in on the Cordoba House controversy in the New York Daily News today, saying he opposes the building—which he repeatedly, erroneously states is "at Ground Zero"—but thinks the debate over it “is testimony to our values as a free society. There are...

Giuliani Daughter Charged With Shoplifting

Caroline, 20, is arrested in NYC

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's daughter was arrested today on a misdemeanor shoplifting charge at a beauty supplies store. Caroline Giuliani, a 20-year-old Harvard University student, was seen on security cameras pocketing five items worth more than $100 at a Sephora store in Manhattan, said an NYPD spokesman.

Elton John Sings at Limbaugh's 4th Wedding

Talking head, 59, takes 33-year-old bride

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh was married last night in Palm Beach—to his fourth wife—and gay marriage advocate Elton John pulled down a cool $1 million for performing at the reception. The conservative talking head, 59, and 33-year-old Kathryn Rogers wed at The Breakers with 400 of their nearest and dearest...

Oil Cleanup Honcho: 'Entire Gulf on Alert'
 Oil Cleanup Honcho: 
 'Entire Gulf on Alert' 



TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
May 9, 2010 11:50 AM CDT

Oil Cleanup Honcho: 'Entire Gulf on Alert'

Eric Holder debates suing Arizona

(Newser) - We may not have seen the worst of the Gulf oil spill, says the man spearheading the federal response, Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen. “The maddening thing is it’s indeterminate. So what we have is a 5,000 barrel spill every day with the wind shifting around. And...

GOP Wants Crist Out of Florida Senate Race

Up in the polls, Rubio gets party blessing

(Newser) - The Republican Party is making a none-too-subtle push to get onetime golden boy Charlie Crist out of Florida's Senate race. “We believe there is zero chance Gov. Crist continues running in the Republican primary,” says the executive director of the National Republican Senate Committee. The group once tried...

Rudy, Newt Back Steele
 Rudy, Newt 
 Back Steele 
Apr 7, 2010 7:45 AM CDT

Rudy, Newt Back Steele

But calls for RNC chairman's resignation are mounting

(Newser) - With the cries for Michael Steele’s resignation growing ever louder, two notable allies jumped to his defense yesterday. Rudy Guiliani told CNN last night that Steele “should remain exactly where he is,” noting that Republicans had won elections in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts on his watch....

The View Brings Politics to Daytime TV

Goodbye, celebrity gossip, recipes—hello, health care, gay marriage

(Newser) - The View is bringing politics to the daytime talk show, once the realm of cooking tips and fashion advice. Discussion of topics like health care is "one of the reasons I watch it," an audience member tells the Los Angeles Times . "When they do the fashion stuff,...

Giuliani: 'I Do Remember Sept. 11'
 Giuliani: 'I Do 
 Remember Sept. 11' 
TO CLARIFY ...
Jan 8, 2010 7:20 PM CST

Giuliani: 'I Do Remember Sept. 11'

Usually notes 9/11, just forgot in earlier interview

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani backtracked this evening on his earlier statement that there had been no domestic terror attacks under President Bush, telling CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that he indeed remembers the events of Sept. 11, 2001. “I usually say, ‘We had no major domestic attacks under President Bush since...

Giuliani Forgets When 9/11 Happened
 Giuliani Forgets 
 When 9/11 Happened 
'NO DOMESTIC ATTACKS UNDER BUSH'
Jan 8, 2010 11:52 AM CST

Giuliani Forgets When 9/11 Happened

'We had no domestic attacks under Bush,' Giuliani says. Except...

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has some advice about terrorism for President Obama: Follow George W. Bush's example, because “we had no domestic attacks under Bush.” Dubbing American's Mayor "Mr. 9/11," Talking Points Memo points out that Sept. 11, 2001 was well into Bush’s tenure. As was shoe...

Rudy Giuliani Won't Run for Senate

Ex-NYC mayor effectively ends political career

(Newser) - Ending months of speculation, Rudy Giuliani will announce tomorrow that he will not run for US Senate. The former New York City mayor plans to remain a presence on the national GOP scene, seizing "an opportunity to engage in targeted races across the country," says a source. He...

Giuliani Plans Run for US Senate
Giuliani Plans Run for US Senate
Nov 19, 2009 2:56 PM CST

Giuliani Plans Run for US Senate

He's also got his eye on a 2012 presidential bid, say insiders

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani will run for US Senate next year as a possible steppingstone to a presidential bid in 2012, sources tell the New York Daily News. Giuliani plans to challenge Kirsten Gillibrand for the remaining two years of Hillary Clinton’s term. He had been expected to run for governor...

Stewart Pits '06 Giuliani Vs. '09 Giuliani
 Stewart Pits 
 '06 Giuliani 
 Vs. '09 Giuliani 
FLIP-FLOPPERS
Nov 17, 2009 4:44 AM CST

Stewart Pits '06 Giuliani Vs. '09 Giuliani

Rudy just can't decide how he feels about terrorist trials

(Newser) - During last night’s Daily Show analysis of Khaled Sheikh Mohammed’s upcoming trial, Jon Stewart pointed out Rudy Giuliani’s blatant flip-flopping on the issue between 2006 and now. Though 2006 Giuliani believed that “America is dedicated to the rule of law” and “We are a free...

Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat
 Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Nov 15, 2009 10:51 AM CST

Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat

White House 'will expect more,' focused on defeating 'those who attacked us'

(Newser) - It's time for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to put up or shut up, Hillary Clinton said today, underscoring the White House's heightened expectations of Kabul. "We are expecting there to be a major crimes tribunal, an anti-corruption commission," she told This Week, adding that the original Afghan mission...

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