latimesblogs.latimes.com - 8/20/2008
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A year ago, when Rudy Giuliani was ranked first in the polls among the pack of Republican presidential contenders and conventional wisdom tabbed Mitt Romney as his main rival, the former mayor of New York would go out of his way to say nice things about John McCain -- then widely viewed as the candidate who had blown his shot at the GOP nod.
Now comes word that Giuliani, whose ...
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Rudy Giuliani: GOP convention keynoter
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