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Rudy Giuliani, who at last count was leading the field in the Republican presidential scamper, is earning profile-in-courage points for taking a deep breath and admitting that, yes, he does still support lawful abortion, gun control and gay rights. Sorry, no points here. The moment was more like a profile in necessity. Giuliani's positions on those politically loaded social issues put him crossways with the mix of religious and social conservatives and reactionaries who have come to make up his party's voting base and provide its election-time foot soldiers. From the start of his campaign for the GOP nomination, he...

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NOTEBOOK ENTRY # 2: PLAY BLAME GAMEIn Attempt To Boost Faltering Campaign, Candidate Graham Abandons Senator Graham’s Promise Not To Politicize 9/11 Report __________________________________________________________________________________________________ CANDIDATE GRAHAM: “[T]here are significant portions of the report which have been classified, meaning that they will not be available to the American people. I--I think in many of those most important sections, the classification had more to do with the agencies wishing to avoid embarrassment by the disclosure of their actions or inactions rather than the protection of some national security interests.”  (CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” 7/20/03) SENATOR GRAHAM PLEDGED NOT TO PLAY...

July 23, 2003 GEPHARDT DOES ABOUT FACEBuckling Under Pressure From Fellow Democrat Presidential Candidates, Gephardt Criticizes President Bush On Iraq And War On Terror ___________________________________________________________________________ "Even he's cracked.  I mean, this was a crack like when he ran for president the first time, when he flipped his vote on abortion, a moral issue.  ... He says things I don't think he believes.  He said in here, 'I believe George Bush has made us less safe and less secure than we were four years ago.'  He can't believe that. I mean, Al Qaeda is dispersed, Saddam is out of power,...

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT July 20, 2003   GRAHAM LOSES NOTEBOOKConfused On Iraq And WMD ___________________________________________________________________________________________ “The most hyperbolic and unhelpful statement so far, some Democrats said, was the suggestion Monday by Sen. Bob Graham (Fla.), also a presidential candidate, that if Bush misled the American people, it might rise to the ‘standard’ of an impeachable offense.” (Jim VanderHei and Helen Dewar, “Democrats Sharpen Attack On Bush Over Iraq,” The Washington Post, 7/16/03) THE MISSING ENTRIES  July 14, 2003: Suggested Potential Need For Impeachment Proceedings Against President Bush.  “Graham was asked if he would support impeachment if Democrats were in control of...