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Rudy and Edwards...OUT

So today come the announcements of the withdrawal from the presidential race of Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards. What do you think went wrong? - jpt

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January 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (28)

Race-baiting v Rudeness

Did Bill's behavior hurt Hillary in South Carolina? "It may have," she told the New York Daily News. Meanwhile the Clinton campaign is trying to shift attention from Bill's chaos to Obama's arrogance. She added fuel to the fire of...

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January 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (27)

Giuliani's Thank You List Omissions

"First, I want to thank my wife, Judith, for being a loving, patient and supportive partner," Giuliani said last night. "I want to thank (stepdaughter) Whitney for her loving support." "I want to thank my campaign chairman, Pat Oxford, who...

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January 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (6)

How You Really Know the Giuliani Campaign Is Not Expecting a Good Night

First sign that greets his supporters at his "celebration" party here at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando: "CASH BAR." ….winners usually pay for drinks. Polls in the panhandle close in 49 minutes. -- jpt

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Tick tock

Rudy Giuliani is thanking volunteers at his Orange County HQ in Winter Park, Florida. "Thank you for your hard work very, very much," he says. He looks at his wristwatch. "One hour and 10 minutes to go," he says, "and...

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Jon Voight Unplugged

As we waited on the tarmac to leave Ft. Lauderdale and arrive in Orlando, Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight joined reporters in the back of the Giuliani campaign press plane to chat about acting, politics, and his choice for president,...

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Rudy and Karate Dog

ABC NEWS' JAN SIMMONDS WRITES: Oscar winning actor Jon Voight has been fighting the fight the last two weeks to help Rudy Giuliani win the state of Florida and go on to be elected president. But back in 2004, he...

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Dirge

A sad farewell as Rudy makes his final Florida swing. Read more HERE. - jpt

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Obama Snubs Hillary

The caption to the New York Times photograph reads: "Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton greeting Senator Edward M. Kennedy on Monday night as Senator Barack Obama turns away." And the Chicago Tribune's blog says that "At the SOTU, Obama's Clinton snub...

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Let's Go to the Videotape

With at least tacit encouragement of the Clinton campaign, enough left-wing bloggers and emailers have accused ABC News of somehow doctoring the transcript of former President Bill Clinton's comments in which he compared Barack Obama to Jesse Jackson that we're...

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January 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (17)