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'''Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani''', the former mayor of New York City and a possible [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential candidate]], is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of [[Giuliani Partners]] LLC, which he founded in January 2002. [http://www.giulianipartners.com/giuliani.aspx]
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'''Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani''', the former mayor of New York City and a possible [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential candidate]], is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of [[Giuliani Partners]] LLC, which he founded in January 2002.<ref>[http://www.giulianipartners.com/giuliani.aspx Profile: Rudolph W. Giuliani], GiulianiPartners.com.</ref>
  
Giuliani is also affiliated "with a well-established and politically connected law firm that is based in Houston and bears his name, [[Bracewell & Giuliani]]." [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/us/politics/02giuliani.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=login]
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Giuliani is also affiliated "with a well-established and politically connected law firm that is based in Houston and bears his name, [[Bracewell & Giuliani]]."<ref>Russ Buetner,  [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/us/politics/02giuliani.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=login "Giuliani’s Tie to Texas Law Firm May Pose Risk,"] ''New York Times'', May 2, 2007.</ref>
  
 
*Honorary Trustee, [[World Trade Center Memorial Foundation]]
 
*Honorary Trustee, [[World Trade Center Memorial Foundation]]
  
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==Campaign: Issues & Controversy==
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==Giuliani on tobacco issues==
===War in Iraq===
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The City of New York went smoke-free under Rudolph Giuliani's tenure. Mayor Giuliani signed the Smoke-Free Air Act into law on Jan. 10, 1995. The 1995 measure prohibited smoking in many workplaces, but permitted smoking in stand-alone bars, restaurants with fewer than thirty-five seats, bingo parlors, and a limited number of enclosed workplaces. In addition it permitted "smoking areas" in bars, bowling alleys, convention centers, and performance halls. Many restaurant owners joined tobacco industry representatives in predicting dire consequences of the legislation, arguing it would hurt the restaurant business, result in job loss, and cause smokers to shift their business to smaller restaurants, which are exempted from the law.[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ysu67c00]  
*Helen Kennedy, [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/05/26/2007-05-26_prez_hopefuls_join_together__to_hurl_mud.html "Prez hopefuls join together - to hurl mud. Giuliani vs. Hil, then Bam vs. McCain as left & right get downright nasty,"] ''New York Daily News'', May 26, 2007.
 
 
 
===[[traditional family values|Traditional Family Values]]===
 
====Family / Divorces====
 
*Steve Benen, [http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0607.benen.html "High Infidelity. What if three admitted adulterers run for president and no one cares?"] ''Washington Monthly'', July/August 2006.
 
*Jeralyn Merritt, [http://www.talkleft.com/story/2006/12/21/143553/64 "Rudy Leaves Ex and Kids Off his Presidential Exploratory Website,"] ''Talk Left'', December 21, 2006.
 
*John Aravosis, [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/04/rudy-giuliani-notorious-adulterer-now.html "Rudy Giuliani, 'notorious adulterer,' now wants to defend marriage,"] AMERICAblog, April 27, 2007.
 
 
 
====[[same-sex marriage|Same-Sex Marriage]]====
 
"During his mayoralty, gays and lesbians in New York asked for domestic-partnership rights. Giuliani in turn pushed the city's Democratic-controlled City Council, which had avoided the issue for years, to then pass legislation providing broad protection for same-sex partners. In 1998, he codified local law by granting all city employees equal benefits for their domestic partners. Giuliani also allowed gays and lesbians to serve openly in his administration."&mdash;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani#Gay_rights ''Wikipedia''].
 
 
 
:*2004: Giuliani "came out against President's Bush's call for a ban against [[gay marriage]] stating he could not support a ban at this time. Some of us remember that when Giuliani separated from his wife he took up residence with friends of his, a couple --- two men."&mdash;[http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Rudy_Giuliani_Civil_Rights.htm ''On the Issues''].
 
 
 
:*2005: "Rudy Giuliani supports [[civil union]]s, signed a generous domestic partnership bill as mayor, and famously lived with two gay men," Richard Skinner [http://polysigh.blogspot.com/2005/08/gay-marriage-and-2008-election.html wrote] August 8, 2005, at ''Polysigh'' Blog.
 
 
 
:*2007: "In a startling departure from his previously stated position on civil unions, Mayor Giuliani came out to ''The New York Sun'' yesterday evening in opposition to the civil union law just passed by the New Hampshire state Senate. ... 'In this specific case the law states same sex civil unions are the equivalent of marriage and recognizes same sex unions from outside states. This goes too far and Mayor Giuliani does not support it.'" [http://www.nysun.com/article/53313]
 
 
 
*Eric Boehlert, [http://www.isebrand.com/article_Rudy's_gay_friends.htm "What will Rudy say to his gay friends?"] ''Salon'' (isebrand.com), February 26, 2004.
 
*James Gordon Meek, [http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/soin/liveIssues/newyorkmarriage.html#1 "Rudy opposes gay nups ban,"] ''New York Daily News'', April 8, 2004.
 
*Richard Skinner, [http://polysigh.blogspot.com/2005/08/gay-marriage-and-2008-election.html "Gay Marriage and the 2008 Election,"] ''Polysigh'' Blog, August 8, 2005.
 
*[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:tg8z83i3cRYJ:www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid29869.asp+Giuliani,+gay+rights&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us "Rudy Giuliani appears to be distancing himself from pro-gay past,"] ''Advocate.com'', April 26, 2006.
 
*Terence P. Jeffrey, [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/06/opinion/main2438456.shtml "Rudy Giuliani: Fake Conservative. Liberal Views On Abortion, Gay Rights Will Doom Giuliani In GOP Primaries,"] ''National Review'' (CBS News), February 6, 2007.
 
*Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/05/AR2007020500723.html "Giuliani Announces He's In '08 Presidential Race,"] ''Washington Post'', February 6, 2007: "Giuliani restated his support for abortion rights and gay rights but said he believes marriage should remain a union between a man and a woman."
 
*Josh Gerstein, [http://www.nysun.com/article/48402 "Giuliani: 'I Am Committed',"] ''New York Sun'', February 10, 2007: Giuliani "carefully skirted divisive social issues, such as abortion and gay rights, which put him at odds with many conservatives."
 
*Michael Roston, [http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Exclusive_Giuliani_comes_out_against_civil_0426.html "Giuliani comes out against civil unions,"] ''The Raw Story'', April 26, 2007.
 
*Marsha Mercer, [http://washdateline.mgnetwork.com/index.cfm?SiteID=wsh&PackageID=46&fuseaction=article.main&ArticleID=9458&GroupID=215 "Giuliani's Southern surprise,"] ''Washington Dateline'', April 27, 2007.
 
*Ryan Sager, [http://www.nysun.com/article/53313 "Giuliani's Startling Departure on Civil Unions,"] ''New York Sun'', April 27, 2007.
 
 
 
===OxyContin===
 
*Brian Ross, Richard Esposito, and R. Schwartz, [http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/oxycontin_the_g.html "OxyContin: The Giuliani Connection,"] ''The Blotter'' Blog / ABC News ([http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/05/10/giuliani-firm-advised-oxy_n_48143.html ''The Huffington Post'']), May 10, 2007.
 
*John Riley, [http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usrudy0511,0,3411627.story?coll=ny-leadnationalnews-headlines "Giuliani-led firm misled public,"] ''Newsday'', May 10, 2007.
 
*Sue Lindsey, [http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20070511/oxycontin-plea.htm "OxyContin Maker, Execs Guilty of Deceit,"] ''International Business Times'', May 11, 2007.
 
*Carl Campanile, [http://www.nypost.com/seven/05112007/news/nationalnews/guilty_oxy_could_cause_rudy_pain_nationalnews_carl_campanile.htm "Guilty Oxy Could Cause Rudy Pain,"] ''New York Post'', May 11, 2007.
 
*Cliff Schecter, [http://cliffschecter.blogspot.com/2007/05/joys-of-oxycrack-i-have-been-meaning-to.html "The Joys Of Oxycrack,"] ''CliffSchecter'' Blogspot, May 15, 2007.
 
 
 
===[[Bernard Kerik]]===
 
*John Solomon and Peter Baker, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/07/AR2007040701398.html?hpid=topnews "White House Looked Past Alarms on Kerik. Giuliani, Gonzales Pushed DHS Bid Forward,"] ''Washington Post'', April 8, 2007.
 
*John Solomon and Peter Baker, [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003659868_kerik10.html "How White House tripped badly over Giuliani's pal,"] ''Washington Post'' (''Seattle Times''), April 10, 2007.
 
*watertiger, [http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/05/24/you-are-the-company-you-keep/ "You are the company you keep,"] ''firedoglake'', May 24, 2007.
 
 
 
===[[September 11, 2001]]===
 
Giuliani earned the distinction of being <i>BuzzFlash</i>'s "Hypocrite of the Week" on April 27, 2007, after he claimed "that any Republican presidential candidate would prevent another 9/11, while any Democratic presidential candidate would not. ... Beyond being plain stupid, as [[Keith Olbermann]] noted, 9/11 happened during the administration of [[George W. Bush]], a Republican, in a city where the Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, was a Republican." [http://gophypocrites.com/2007/04/hyp07017.html]
 
 
 
*Kenneth Turan, [http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-et-giuliani16jun16,0,3542352.story?coll=cl-movies-util "'Giuliani Time'. His actions surrounding 9/11 made him a hero to many. Documentary takes a critical look at his career and concludes he's no hero,"] ''Los Angeles Times'', June 15, 2006.
 
*Kirkus Reviews, [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002838833 "Preview of Upcoming Book That Roasts Rudy Giuliani -- Over 9/11,"] ''Editor & Publisher'', July 13, 2006.
 
*Justin Rood, [http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001493.php "Five Years From 9/11, Giuliani's Actions Questioned,"] ''TPM Muckraker'', September 11, 2006.
 
*Sarah Baxter, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1530535.ece "Firemen douse Rudy’s image as 9/11 hero. Union bid to halt White House run,"] ''Times Online'' (UK), March 18, 2007.
 
*[http://gophypocrites.com/2007/04/hyp07017.html GOP Hypocrite of the Week: Rudy Giuliani], ''BuzzFlash'', April 27, 2007.
 
*Anthony DePalma, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/14/nyregion/14giuliani.html "Ground Zero Illnesses Clouding Giuliani’s Legacy,"] ''New York Times'', May 14, 2007.
 
*Russ Buettner, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/us/politics/22giuliani.html?ex=1337486400&en=7e426752a4df43bf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "Onetime Giuliani Insider Is Now a Critic,"] ''New York Times'', May 22, 2007.
 
 
 
===Clients===
 
*Joe Stinebaker, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/14/AR2007031401890.html "Giuliani's Firm Lobbies Texas for Citgo,"] Associated Press (''Washington Post''), March 14, 2007. re [[Hugo Chavez]]
 
*Russ Buettner, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/us/politics/02giuliani.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=login "Giuliani’s Tie to Texas Law Firm May Pose Risk,"] ''New York Times'', May 2, 2007. re Houston, Texas, firm [[Bracewell & Giuliani]]: "The firm is perhaps the nation’s most aggressive [[lobbyist]] for coal-fired power plants, heavy emitters of air pollutants and carbon dioxide, a gas associated with [[global warming]]. Environmentalists say the firm played a significant role in persuading the [[Bush administration]] to roll back major provisions of the [[Clean Air Act]]."
 
 
 
===Military Service===
 
*Geoffrey Gray, [http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/30661/ "Rudy and 'Nam. He's no war hero. Will it matter?"] ''New York Magazine'', April 23, 2007 (issue).
 
 
 
===Terrorism & Torture===
 
*Rosa Brooks, [http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/05/18/1284/ "The GOP’s Torture Enthusiasts. This Week’s Republican Debate Was a Jack Bauer Impersonation Contest,"] ''Los Angeles Times'' (''Common Dreams''), May 18, 2007.
 
 
 
==Campaign Plan Revealed==
 
 
 
The ''New York Daily News'' reported that a 140-page plan developed last fall for a Giuliani presidential bid would aim to raise $100 million in 2007 with "at least $25 million in the next three months alone." The document was provided to the News by someone with one of the rival campaign teams. The document, the paper reports, reveal "that Giuliani began meeting with potential supporters last April and that by October, his staff had put in place a detailed plan for a serious bid for the presidency." [http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/485008p-408347c.html] However, the document also flagged that Giuliani may "drop out of [the] race" due to "insurmountable" personal and political vulnerabilities. "On the same page is a list of the candidate's central problems in bullet-point form: his private sector business; disgraced former aide Bernard Kerik; his third wife, Judith Nathan Giuliani; "social issues," on which is he is more liberal than most Republicans, and his former wife Donna Hanover," the paper reports.
 
 
 
In the document, the campaign plan flagged recruiting Republican fundraiser [[Cathy Blaney]] from New York "on a retainer of $260,000" and Florida-based [[Ann Herberger]] at a cost of $216,000. However, both went on to other jobs with Herberger "reportedly has signed on to the presidential campaign of Massachusetts Gov. [[Mitt Romney]]." [http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/485008p-408347c.html]
 
 
 
===Declaration to enter the 2008 election===
 
 
 
On February 14, 2007, Giuliani declared, “Yes, I’m running,” on Larry King’s show on CNN. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/15/politics/main2479983.shtml]
 
 
 
In preparation for his presidential bid, Giuliani’s campaign stated that he will stop accepting invitations to give paid speeches. It has been reported that the former New York City Mayor has received $100,000 for each appearance.
 
[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/15/politics/main2479983.shtml] 
 
 
 
"His top priority is traveling around the country talking to voters about his vision for the future of the country, and he is committing the time and energy necessary to getting his message out across the country," said Katie Levinson, a campaign spokeswoman. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/15/politics/main2479983.shtml]
 
 
 
==Campaign Data==
 
===Campaign Staff===
 
*[[Anne Dickerson]]
 
*[[Margaret Hoover]], former Deputy Finance Director [http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/10/30/132242.shtml] for Giuliani's [[political action committee]], [[Solutions America]], which was launched June 16, 2006. [http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=60208]
 
 
 
===Websites===
 
The SOLUTIONSAMERICA.ORG domain was [http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?whoistoken=4 registered] May 11, 2006 (updated June 12, 2006), to Ryan Medrano, who is also the administrator (email aitsg1 AT gmail.com). The registrant organization is Solutions America, 575 Eighth Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10018, Phone 703 519-2810.
 
 
 
The SOLUTIONSAMERICA.COM domain was [http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?whoistoken=0 registered] June 13, 2006, to Solutions America at the same address and phone number. The administrative/technical contact at Solutions America is whitney.mcbee AT gmail.com, same address and phone number.
 
  
===Endorsements===
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The New York City Council also proposed a ban on cigarette billboards while Giuliani was mayor.  
 
 
In January 2007, Rep. [[Mary Bono]] (R-Calif.) has endorsed former New York City Mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]]'s 2008 Presidential. She cited his "leadership on September 11" and his "philosophies" as reasons for the support. [http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070124/UPDATE02/70124022] ''the Desert Sun''] story).
 
 
 
===Related Links===
 
*Chris Smith, [http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/30023/ "Rudy’s Rove Connection Hits the Road. Staffer Margaret Hoover sucks it up,"] ''New York Magazine'', April 9, 2007.
 
  
 
==Buying Up Domain Names==
 
==Buying Up Domain Names==
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The domain name [http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?whoistoken=0 HILLARYNO.COM], for example, has been registered to Hockaday-Donatelli Campaign Solutions since March 17, 1999, and is due to expire (unless renewed) on March 17, 2008, and [http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?whoistoken=3 HILLARYNO.ORG] was secured October 16, 2002, and likewise is due to expire March 17, 2008.
 
The domain name [http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?whoistoken=0 HILLARYNO.COM], for example, has been registered to Hockaday-Donatelli Campaign Solutions since March 17, 1999, and is due to expire (unless renewed) on March 17, 2008, and [http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?whoistoken=3 HILLARYNO.ORG] was secured October 16, 2002, and likewise is due to expire March 17, 2008.
  
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===Also see===
 
*[[Bernard Kerik]]
 
*[[Bernard Kerik]]
 
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008]]
 
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2008]]
 
*[[Zenia Mucha]]
 
*[[Zenia Mucha]]
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*[[Fred Siegel]] - biographer and former advisor
  
==External Links==
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===References===
*[http://www.whereistand.com/RudyGiuliani Compare where Rudy Giuliani stands to other 2008 presidential candidates] - whereIstand.com.
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===Profiles===
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani Rudolph Giuliani] in the ''[[Wikipedia]]''.
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani Rudolph Giuliani] in the ''[[Wikipedia]]''.
  
===1999===
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*[http://therealrudy.org/ The Real Rudy.]org.
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*Justin Torres, [http://www.cnsnews.com/InDepth/archive/199904/IND19990402a.html "Internet Site, Diallo Case Heat Up NY Senate Race,"] CNSNews.com, April 2, 1999: "Giuliani told a reporter yesterday that 'there have never been more users, more hits, more participants, for a political website ever.'"
 
*Justin Torres, [http://www.cnsnews.com/InDepth/archive/199904/IND19990402a.html "Internet Site, Diallo Case Heat Up NY Senate Race,"] CNSNews.com, April 2, 1999: "Giuliani told a reporter yesterday that 'there have never been more users, more hits, more participants, for a political website ever.'"
 
*Michael Clark and Akweli Parker, [http://www.richmond.com/output.aspx?article_id=2349 "Politics On The Web. It's a brave new world,"] ''The Virginian-Pilot'', June 7, 1999.
 
*Michael Clark and Akweli Parker, [http://www.richmond.com/output.aspx?article_id=2349 "Politics On The Web. It's a brave new world,"] ''The Virginian-Pilot'', June 7, 1999.
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*James Ledbetter, [http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/22/hillary.idg/ "Hillary gets hacked,"] CNN, July 22, 1999.  
 
*James Ledbetter, [http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/22/hillary.idg/ "Hillary gets hacked,"] CNN, July 22, 1999.  
  
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*[http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/05/01.html#a2721 "Pat Robertson on This Week,"] ''Crooks and Liars'', May 1, 2005. [[Pat Robertson]] endorsed Giuliani.
 
*[http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/05/01.html#a2721 "Pat Robertson on This Week,"] ''Crooks and Liars'', May 1, 2005. [[Pat Robertson]] endorsed Giuliani.
 
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/dnc_GIULIANI08Watch12-05.pdf "Giuliani08Watch,"] ''Washington Post'' (pdf), December 2005.
 
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/dnc_GIULIANI08Watch12-05.pdf "Giuliani08Watch,"] ''Washington Post'' (pdf), December 2005.
  
===2006===
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*Russell Berman, [http://www.nysun.com/article/34397 "In Bid to Raise Profile, Aid GOP, Giuliani Rakes In $2 Million,"] ''The New York Sun'', June 14, 2006.
 
*[http://mediamatters.org/items/200606150008 "Matthews compared Bush press conference to Churchill, again touted Giuliani as 'the perfect candidate' to replace Bush, told Bilbray, 'You're the best',"] [[Media Matters for America]], June 15, 2006.
 
 
*Frank Scheck, [http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2006-06-17T003940Z_01_N16406663_RTRIDST_0_FILM-FILM-GIULIANI-DC.XML "Giuliani documentary diluted by heavy bias,"] Reuters, June 16, 2006.
 
*Frank Scheck, [http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2006-06-17T003940Z_01_N16406663_RTRIDST_0_FILM-FILM-GIULIANI-DC.XML "Giuliani documentary diluted by heavy bias,"] Reuters, June 16, 2006.
  
===2007===
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*"[http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/485008p-408347c.html Revealed: Rudy's '08 battle plans]", ''New York Daily News'', January 1, 2006.
 
*[http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003526467 "'Daily News' Gets Rudy's Prez Plans Left Behind in Hotel,"] ''Editor & Publisher'', January 2, 2007.
 
*Keith Matheny, [http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070124/UPDATE02/70124022  "Bono backing Giuliani for president in '08"] ''the Desert Sun'', January 24 2007
 
*[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/15/politics/main2479983.shtml "Giuliani: Yes, I'm Running, Really,"] Associated Press (delivered by ''CBS News''), February 15, 2007.
 
*Adam Nagourney, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/us/politics/04coulter.html?_r=5&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=login "G.O.P. Candidates Criticize Slur by Conservative Author,"] ''New York Times'', March 4, 2007. re [[Ann Coulter]]
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWn5yNIPxWU "The VIEW discusses Giuliani, 9/11, and WTC7 physics,"] ''YouTube'', May 14, 2007.
 
*Faiz Shakir, [http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/16/giuliani-confused-terror/ "Giuliani Confused About Terrorism, Cites Ft. Dix Plot As Reason For Staying In Iraq,"] ''Think Progress'', May 16, 2007.
 
 
*Colin Moynihan,[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/nyregion/17convention.html?_r=1&em&ex=1179547200&en=76745bd7cf815d93&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin "Judge Orders Police Department Files on Preconvention Surveillance Opened,"] ''New York Times'', May 17, 2007.
 
*Colin Moynihan,[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/nyregion/17convention.html?_r=1&em&ex=1179547200&en=76745bd7cf815d93&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin "Judge Orders Police Department Files on Preconvention Surveillance Opened,"] ''New York Times'', May 17, 2007.
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*Roger Simon, [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0807/5229.html "DNC shares oppo game plan with netroots,"] ''The Politico'', August 3, 2007.
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Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and a possible Republican 2008 presidential candidate, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Giuliani Partners LLC, which he founded in January 2002.[1]

Main article: Rudolph W. Giuliani: U.S. presidential election, 2008

Giuliani is also affiliated "with a well-established and politically connected law firm that is based in Houston and bears his name, Bracewell & Giuliani."[2]

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This article is part of the Tobacco portal on Sourcewatch funded from 2006 - 2009 by the American Legacy Foundation.

Giuliani on tobacco issues

The City of New York went smoke-free under Rudolph Giuliani's tenure. Mayor Giuliani signed the Smoke-Free Air Act into law on Jan. 10, 1995. The 1995 measure prohibited smoking in many workplaces, but permitted smoking in stand-alone bars, restaurants with fewer than thirty-five seats, bingo parlors, and a limited number of enclosed workplaces. In addition it permitted "smoking areas" in bars, bowling alleys, convention centers, and performance halls. Many restaurant owners joined tobacco industry representatives in predicting dire consequences of the legislation, arguing it would hurt the restaurant business, result in job loss, and cause smokers to shift their business to smaller restaurants, which are exempted from the law.[1]

The New York City Council also proposed a ban on cigarette billboards while Giuliani was mayor.

Buying Up Domain Names

"When New York Senate candidate Rudolph Giuliani began his campaign against First Lady Hillary Clinton, one of his first moves was to register as many domain names as possibly [sic] that related to both himself and his opponent." [2]

In July 1999, Medill News Services' Giada Zampano reported that the URL for the "domain www.HillaryNo.com" led "to a Web site built by the Friends of Giuliani committee and was launched in March as a link on the New York mayor's Web site" when it was thought that Giuliani and Clinton might "face each other in the race for the Senate seat being vacated" in 2000 by "New York Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan."

According to R. Rebecca Donatelli, director of Campaign Solutions (part of the Donatelli Group, which managed the website), the "anti-Hillary site 'was done with humor and it's really more a comparison site than an 'against' site, ... And people's response was tremendous. About 3 million users hit the site from the beginning of April, and about 5000 have applied to volunteer for Giuliani's campaign."

"Buying up Internet names that 'belong' to someone else is a recent trend that Martin Edlund of Hockaday Donatelli Campaign Solutions says is 'a precautionary move.' The campaign fundraising firm was responsible for managing Giuliani's web presence. 'If we control the domain name, we can decide who uses it. If we don't, anyone can'," Edlund said. [3]

The domain name HILLARYNO.COM, for example, has been registered to Hockaday-Donatelli Campaign Solutions since March 17, 1999, and is due to expire (unless renewed) on March 17, 2008, and HILLARYNO.ORG was secured October 16, 2002, and likewise is due to expire March 17, 2008.

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  1. Profile: Rudolph W. Giuliani, GiulianiPartners.com.
  2. Russ Buetner, "Giuliani’s Tie to Texas Law Firm May Pose Risk," New York Times, May 2, 2007.

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