Addicted to first love! Jul 15, 2008
Addicted to first love. -Man-Woman-Relationships-Lifestyle-The Times of India. (India Times, India)
Pickens Goes For The Grass Roots Jul 14, 2008
A quick glance at Web sites that list political donations turns up ample records of support by Pickens and his family members of Republican candidates including Rudolph Giuliani (and in more limited amounts, John McCain), along with donations to the Republican National Committee. But in what might be an effort to hedge his political bets, Pickens isn't devoting his attention--and millions--to one political candidate. (Forbes -- Technology)
The Wackness Jul 13, 2008
From Friday's Globe and Mail. July 11, 2008 at 12:10 AM EDT. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The World's Richest Tax Cheats Jul 13, 2008
By 1983, a canny federal prosecutor named Rudolph Giuliani indicted them on dozens of charges, including tax evasion. They sought refuge in Switzerland, where they couldn't be extradited. (Forbes -- Business)
Sony Pictures Classics' The Wackness Jul 8, 2008
The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, is only beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radio, graffiti and public drunkenness. Two people, however, are missing out on the excitement. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Brinkley divorce trial a 'freak show' Jul 6, 2008
So the city that has hosted the spectacular splits of Woody Allen, Liza Minnelli and Rudolph Giuliani now is feasting on the salacious details of model Christie Brinkley's fourth marital breakup ... The ultimate public announcement of a breakup in a city bulging with journalists came when then-mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced at a televised news conference that he was filing for divorce - before telling his wife at the time, Donna Hanover. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Brinkley Split Latest Image-Crushing NY Divorce Jul 5, 2008
So the city that has hosted the spectacular splits of Woody Allen, Liza Minnelli and Rudolph Giuliani now is feasting on the salacious details of model Christie Brinkley's fourth marital breakup. "It's a freak show," celebrity divorce lawyer Raoul Felder said Friday of the latest chapter in divorce - New York-style - under the media's microscope. (New York Post)
LAW & ORDER IN NYC: CRIME MAKES A RETURN Jul 3, 2008
I find it quite disturbing that Vitullo-Martin could write such an overview of the decline of the quality of life in New York City during the last eight years and not once mention the name of former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. It was during his tenure that the city was returned to its once-glorious status as the No. 1 city in the world. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Book Review: White Protestant Nation Jul 3, 2008
William F. Buckley, Rudolph Giuliani, Sean Hannity, Russell Kirk, Clare Boothe Luce, Joseph McCarthy, Michael Novak, Bill O'Reilly, Antonin Scalia, Phyllis Schlafly and William E. Simon hardly seem marginal to the past or present of American conservatism. Indeed, enumerating important Catholics in the American conservative movement feels a little like listing famous Jewish violin players. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Political pluck, power dovetailed in U.S. Sugar deal Jun 29, 2008
Active in politics, he hedges his donations the same way he does his investments, becoming one of Obama's top fund-raisers even as he gave the maximum to Rudolph Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Crist, meanwhile, skipped like a stone from law-and-order legislator to attorney general to green governor, thanks in part, to the half-million worth of Jones' checks to the state Republican Party. (The Palm Beach Post)
Berlusconi Appeals for Communion Jun 25, 2008
Rudolph Giuliani and Silvio Berlusconi share more than just Italian roots and an off-the-cuff approach to politics. The former Mayor of New York and current Prime Minister of Italy also have the same beef with Pope Benedict XVI and the rules of the Catholic Church. (Time.com)
Winston's Way With Words Jun 22, 2008
On the day that changed everything, September 11, 2001, then New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani seized the moment and guided that most unmanageable of all municipalities through its unsurpassed dark day. When the mayor reached the point of exhaustion in the early hours of Wednesday, September 12, he went home and revisited a book hed been reading the previous few nights. (Townhall.com)
The Ultimate Vanity Veep Jun 20, 2008
When the towers fell, he was treading water in an expensive, quixotic campaign to succeed Rudolph Giuliani. A lifetime Democrat who switched his registration to Republican in order to run in a less crowded primary, his pitch was simple: A spectacularly rich guy cannot be bought. (CBS News)
Speak English, Stupid Computer! Jun 20, 2008
Now for a slightly tougher question: "" The search engine returns this sentence at the top of its results: "In late 1993, David Dinkins was defeated by Rudolph Giuliani in his bid for reelection." ImpressivePowerset scores points for understanding the passive voice in the original phrase and recognizing it as an appropriate response to my active sentence. By contrast, a Google search for that specific query"Who did Rudy Giuliani defeat"returns nothing very useful. (Slate)
McCain's $2M date with Chicago funders Jun 18, 2008
and former gubernatorial hopeful Ronald J. Gidwitz, an event vice-chairman, had endorsed former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Among other vice-chairs of the finance event are racetrack scion ; attorney and former deputy United Nations Ambassador Richard Williamson; White Sox and Bulls owner ; hedge fund maven Ken Griffin; construction executive James Kenny, and former LaSalle Bank Chairman. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Giuliani throws out ceremonial first pitch Jun 14, 2008
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani laughs with Mark Loretta after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before Friday's game ... HOUSTON -- Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has been a Yankees fans for most of his 64 years, so anytime he can attend a Yankees game, he's thrilled. (MLB.com -- Houston Astros)
MADDOCKS: McCain cuts ties to himself after he is told of his efforts to win over evangelicals Jun 13, 2008
McCain called on Barack Obama, his Democratic rival for president, to immediately repudiate the McCain running for president and welcomed all the former presidential contenders, including Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Rudolph Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, and even Chuck Norris and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to join in on the denunciation of the "soulless McCain.". "If we all pile on, who knows what we can accomplish? Maybe we can breathe new life into McCain, although I wouldn t... (Framingham TAB, MA)
For Clinton, millions in campaign debt and limited options Jun 10, 2008
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York, for instance, ended his campaign for the Republican nomination also owing numerous vendors, but his total debt was $3. 6 million, including $500,000 he lent the race. (International Herald Tribune)
New Study Shows Clinton Edge in N.Y. Fundraising Jun 7, 2008
McCain had raised $641,000 by the end of April, which was substantially less than the $1 million raised by former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who, like Clinton, enjoyed a home-court advantage. Giuliani bowed out of the Republican contest following the Florida primary on Jan. 29. (Law.com)
Do Clinton's coattails disappear with her exit? Jun 7, 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton squaring off against former Republican New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. For the first time in recent New York, so reliably Democratic that presidential candidates from both parties all but ignore the state, would be in the spotlight as the wellspring of White House hopefuls. (Albany Times Union)
Obama, the candidate for status quo Jun 6, 2008
Some polls show a close race, but if polling on distant events were to be trusted, the presumptive candidates today would be Hillary Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani. For much recited reasons, this looks to be a decisively Democratic year, and Obama has destiny written all over him unless, maybe, voters decide they really do want the change he has promised. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
CBD: Divorce ends in slammer May 30, 2008
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Trash and Politics Italian Style May 23, 2008
If he can clean that up and take down the Camorra, he will deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Rudolph Giuliani. Share. (Townhall.com)
Don't re-kindle lost first love! May 14, 2008
After being dumped by her husband Rudolph Giuliani, now running for president, she found another love, rekindling an adolescent romance after 30 years. She says she felt "an immediate chemistry between us, just as there had been when we were kids.". (iAfrica.com)
Fossella faces calls for his resignation May 10, 2008
Political consultant Mike Paul, a former aide to Republicans including former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, said the pressure will be intense on Fossella to make some sort of decision by Monday. "This weekend for him is a lot of soul-searching," said Paul. (AL.com)
Giuliani to Advise Campaign of Ukrainian Mayoral... May 8, 2008
May 7: Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani gestures as he talks to the press along with Vitali Klitschko. NEW YORK Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is offering his expertise to a candidate for mayor of Kiev, Ukraine. (Fox News)
N.Y. Congressman Apologizes for DUI Arrest May 3, 2008
Political consultant Mike Paul, who has served as an aide to Republicans including former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, said Fossella has already taken the right first step by not waiting to speak publicly. (Fox News)
Opinion: For candidates, does sports knowledge matter? May 2, 2008
Like when one-time putative Republican front-runner Rudolph Giuliani, famously a Yankees fan, said he would root for the Boston Red Sox in the 2007 World Series. That is, the team that is Yankees fans' sworn enemy, but is cheered on by New Hampshire, site of the first presidential primary. (MSNBC -- Sports)
The Reverend and the Cardinal May 2, 2008
"I had an understanding with Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, when I became archbishop of New York and he was serving as mayor of New York, that he was not to receive the Eucharist because of his well-known support of abortion. I deeply regret that Mr. Giuliani received the Eucharist during the papal visit here in New York, and I will be seeking a meeting with him to insist that he abide by our understanding." ... "I had an understanding with Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, when I became archbishop of New York and... (Townhall.com)
GOP voter discontent allows new entrants for '08 May 2, 2008
When asked, Republican voters have told pollsters lately that former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is their top pick for the nomination, but many have also shown a lack of awareness of Mr. Giuliani's issue positions in particular his support of abortion rights, gay rights, and gun control. Supporters of Sen. (Yahoo News -- Presidential Election 2000)
'Junk bond king' deflects blame for credit crisis May 2, 2008
His former nemesis, Rudolph Giuliani, the man who prosecuted him, is now singing his praises (Giuliani, the U.S. attorney who went on to be mayor of New York and to run for president, is another prostate cancer survivor). But Milken is still dogged by questions about his legacy in the financial markets, especially now, given the role that Wall Street financial engineers played in fostering the spread of risky subprime lending. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Can We All Get Along? May 2, 2008
"This was due in part to the race of the officerstwo of the three on trial were blackand to the response of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who reached out to the victim's family in a stark contrast to the response of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani after Mr. Diallo was killed," the paper writes. Adm. (Slate)
Many top hedge fund managers back Obama Apr 23, 2008
7 billion last year, doesn't appear to have a financial dog left in the hunt: He gave to Mitt Romney and Rudolph Giuliani. Philip Falcone, who founded Harbinger Capital Partners and made $1. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
On eve of crucial primary, Clinton ad invokes Bin Laden Apr 22, 2008
Her commercial was the first time a Democratic candidate had used Osama bin Laden in the presidential race, although Republicans, including Rudolph Giuliani, have done so. In her commercial, Bin Laden, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, is featured along with grainy images of the stock market crash of 1929, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Hurricane Katrina. (International Herald Tribune)
7 days 7 questions Apr 19, 2008
She clashed with then New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and tried to involve Tony Blair. According to her parliamentary biography, she had a collection of teddy bears. (BBC News -- UK)
Post the First Comment Apr 19, 2008
First chartered in 1982 and called the MSC Endowed Lecture Series, the series has featured speakers of high credibility and national recognition, most recently, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former CBS Evening News anchorman Walter Cronkite and former General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. The lecture will focus on the possible directions the United States could take with its... (The Battalion, TX)
MIKE & TERM LIMITS Apr 15, 2008
Even then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani got in on the action back in 2001, arguing that exigent circumstances in the wake of the 9/11 attacks warranted a three-month extension of his term without a public referendum. Bloomberg isn't likely to resort to such shenanigans; all the more reason New Yorkers should be able to vote to keep him in office for four more years. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Jesus orgy drawing ignites furor in Austria Apr 13, 2008
In some ways, it is proving as emotional as the political firestorm that occurred in New York in 1999, when then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was so offended by a portrait of the Virgin Mary adorned with elephant dung that he temporarily cut off funding to the Brooklyn Museum. "I've even seen Web postings from extremists who have threatened to come to Vienna and blow up its museums with Molotov cocktails," exhibition curator Michael Kaufmann said Friday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
MCCAIN FUNDRAISING LAGS; FAILS TO RECRUIT BIG-MONEY SUPPORTERS OF BUSH/CHENEY... Mar 31, 2008
Others wound up working for Rudolph Giuliani, who signed up the most top Bush fund-raisers, and Mitt Romney, who had about the same number as McCain. More Coverage. (The Drudge Report)
Poll finds that Americans are more ready for woman president (1) Mar 31, 2008
John McCain and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for the White House. Many voters believe a woman would handle domestic issues like health, education, social security, energy policy and responding to natural disasters better than a man, doing worse only as commander-in-chief of the U.S. military, according to the Siena Research Institute poll commissioned by Hearst Newspapers. (Helena Independent Record)
Time to Bury a Dangerous Legacy Part I Mar 25, 2008
Under a cloak of secrecy that excluded even Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, these nuclear ninjas searched for the bomb. On a normal workday, half a million people crowd the area within a half-mile radius of Times Square. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
'Frontline' looks at 'Bush's War' Mar 24, 2008
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Why Spitzer was Bushwhacked Mar 20, 2008
Republican Mark Foley was exposed propositioning male interns in Congress and Rudolph Giuliani was discovered cheating on his wife, but no or few Republican calls for resignations were heard. Why the attack now. (Asia Times Online)
Prostitution: Zero tolerance for johns Mar 20, 2008
When Rudolph Giuliani was elected mayor in 1994, New York City was considered one of the most dangerous urban areas in the world. He introduced a policy of zero tolerance against crime and today low crime rates are a city trademark. (International Herald Tribune)
New Yorker: The falling of Eliot Spitzer Mar 18, 2008
In 2000, Hillary Clintons most formidable rival, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, was sidelined by several complications, including a spectacular affair that led to a noisy divorce and a scarcely less noisy remarriage. In 2004, Barack Obama caught a break when it emerged that his Republican opponent had taken his ex-wife, she claimed, to sex clubs in such fleshpots as New York, New Orleans, and Paris, where he tried to get her to perform with him in front of the other patrons. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Club member in good standing Mar 17, 2008
"No one achieves anything alone," said Dinkins, 80, the city's first and only black mayor, elected in 1989 and defeated by Rudolph Giuliani in 1993. At 53, Paterson's ascension to governor marks the crowning achievement for one of the state and nation's legendary political machines. (Albany Times Union)
Regional Primaries- A Better Way to Nominate Candidates Mar 15, 2008
The very nature of the socially conservative, yet fiscally left leaning nature of the states, which arbitrarily made up the early primary states, played heavily against the then Republican frontrunner Rudolph Giuliani. By the time Giuliani got to a state in which he thought he could compete, he had been reduced to teeing off in debates on Rep. (The Daily Universe, UT)
New Flushing Meadows pool opens Mar 7, 2008
The brainchild of former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman and former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern, the $66 million project features an Olympic-sized swimming pool and an NHL-regulation ice rink that will open later this year. The facility, the largest recreation facility ever constructed in a city park, is open to the public year-round for annual fees of $75 for adults and $10 for seniors. (Bayside Times, NY)
NBCs Medium Casts Arizona Senator and Ex-POW as Murderer, Cannibal Mar 5, 2008
In this image provided by NBC former Presidential Candidate Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (right) appears on "Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update" with Seth Meyers (left) Saturday March 1, 2008 to explain the collapse of his campaign -- blaming his 1997 hosting appearance during which he donned a dress. It was the third consecutive "SNL" episode featuring a presidential contender. (Townhall.com)
Clinton Stays Alive With Texas, Ohio Wins Mar 5, 2008
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Ding-dong, the witch is... no, wait ... Feb 27, 2008
That evokes the Republican's 2008 Ishtar candidate, Rudolph Giuliani. His campaign staked all on Florida and watched a double-digit lead slip away during drubbings in Iowa, New Hampshire and the rest of the early states. (Asia Times Online)
Fair Harvard? Hardly. Martin Sandbags Comcast Feb 26, 2008
Ted Hearn - Blog on Multichannel News. Ted Hearn writes about moves by the pay TV industry inside the Beltway. (Multichannel News)
Residents voting with checkbooks on presidential candidatesPosted 12 hours, 47 minutes ago. Feb 24, 2008
However, half that came from the James Dicke family, donating to Thompson, McCain, Romney and Rudolph Giuliani. powered by. (Lima News, OH)
Chefs in New York ask, What recession? Feb 23, 2008
What is more, they located these restaurants on the Upper West Side, a neighborhood that is by reputation as hospitable to fine dining as Republican voters were to Rudolph Giuliani. It's the audacity of hope redefined, or at least the audacity of hope in the form of coq au vin and chocolate fondant. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Massachusetts governor defends Obama from plagiarism charge Feb 20, 2008
With the Republican field winnowed to himself and Mike Huckabee, McCain made pitches to supporters of the former candidates in his party's race, praising Fred Thompson, Rudolph Giuliani, and Mitt Romney, who he said would have a "very large role to play in our party and in our nation in the future.". Jeff Zeleny contributed reporting from Chicago, and Michael Cooper contributed reporting from Brookfield, Wisconsin. (International Herald Tribune)
At this party, politesse is sent packing Feb 18, 2008
To raise $100,000 in one night for the Stanford Cancer Center, the Atherton power couple - a venture capitalist and a literary agent - camped it up this campaign year with an imaginative party called the Politically Incorrect Ball, which sent politesse packing as quickly as Rudolph Giuliani dropped out of the presidential primaries. More than 100 guests - from recently retired Yahoo Chief Technology Officer Farzad Nazem to philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs to department store founder Merv... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Candidates: Life on the stump is a grind Feb 16, 2008
The campaign produced a health scare in December, when then-Republican candidate Rudolph Giuliani turned his charter flight around and was rushed to a St. Louis, Missouri, emergency room with a severe headache. After leaving the hospital, Giuliani said that there was nothing more to it. (CNN)
Presidential fundraising: 2003 x 2 Feb 16, 2008
For Republican Rudolph Giuliani, it was eight out of every 10 bucks. This also points out a problem for Clinton. (NPR)
9/11 trial's focus to suit Bush Feb 12, 2008
The 9/11 candidate, Rudolph Giuliani of New York, may have dropped his bid for the White House. But the 9/11 presidency is far from over. (International Herald Tribune)
Parish voters to hit polls for Presidential Preference Primary Feb 9, 2008
former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R-N.Y.), and U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn. (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
Ga.: Senate passes immigration measures Feb 8, 2008
Rudolph Giuliani was accused of presiding over a safe haven for illegal immigrants as mayor of New York City. The Georgia bill would prohibit sanctuary cities here, although the bill's sponsor conceded that no such cities formally exist in the state. (MSNBC -- Race)
Ragusa, Republicans pin hopes on McCain in '08 Feb 8, 2008
McCain, who also won the state of New York with 51 percent of delegates, according to CNN, quickly became the favorite among Queens Republicans after Mayor Rudolph Giuliani dropped his bid for the White House. Borough GOP leaders had been united in their support for Giuliani's campaign, but the former mayor's poll numbers had dropped significantly before the Jan. 29 Florida primary, on which he had hung his hopes for a win. (Bayside Times, NY)
This campaign has been a political analyst's nightmare. It's like they took the textbook and threw it out the window." Feb 8, 2008
Election coverage in the mainstream news media has lurched from a storyline predicting certain political death for Senator John McCain ("For all intents and purposes, McCain's campaign is over," Charlie Cook, National Journal, July 14, 2007); to one about a relatively easy ride to the Democratic nomination by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton ("The former first lady looks more likely to win the nomination every day," The Associated Press, Oct. 25, 2007), and to another about a general election... (International Herald Tribune)
The joke is on the pundits Feb 8, 2008
A few said Rudolph Giuliani was unstoppable. Ha. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Which Presidential Candidate Is Lapping Up the Most Lobbyist Lucre? Feb 7, 2008
The center calculates that Clinton received $823,087, compared with McCain's $416,321, according to year-end reports filed with the FEC. Two Republicans -- former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who has dropped out of the race, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- are third and fourth on the list. Rep. (Law.com)
