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Eric Adams leads NYC Democrat Primary by some thirty thousand votes...there is hope for NYC yet!!!

2. (Asked of Republicans and independents who lean to the Republican Party) Please tell me which of those candidates you would be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for President in the year 2008, or if you would support someone else. BASED ON 425 REPUBLICANS AND REPUBLICAN LEANERS 2007 Feb 9-11 2007 Jan 12-14 2006 Dec 11-14 2006 Nov 9-12 Rudy Giuliani 40 31 28 28 John McCain 24 27 28 26 Newt Gingrich 9 10 8 7 Mitt Romney 5 7 4 5 Sam Brownback 3 1 2 1 Jim Gilmore 2 2 N/A N/A Tommy Thompson...

February 13, 2007 Giuliani Expects Key Mass. GOP Endorsements Massachusetts Republicans may spoil Mitt Romney’s party this week. Ex-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani is set to score a coup with endorsements from 2 and perhaps a third of the 5 Bay State Republican state senators. Credit for the Giuliani coup goes to former governor Paul Cellucci, who’s been working to snag members of the tiny Republican caucus. Sources said that Senate minority leader Richard Tesei to endorse Giuliani. Tesei, a Wakefield Republican, is in his first term as leader. Insiders think the only way to increase their numbers (or avoid obliteration)...

New York, Feb 13 - In a sign of continuing momentum, the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee today announced Congressman David Dreier, Chairman of the California Republican Congressional Delegation and House Rules Committee Ranking Republican, has announced his support for Mayor Rudy Giuliani to be the next President of the United States. Dreier’s endorsement follows the rousing reception Mayor Giuliani received at the California State Republican Convention and his successful swing through the state. Dreier will help lead Mayor Giuliani’s exploratory committee efforts in California. Congressman Dreier said, “America needs the proven leadership of Rudy Giuliani to tackle the difficult...

In the months leading up to the 2006 midterm elections, as pundits and bloggers looked forward to the '08 presidential election, there was almost a universal sense of conventional wisdom that John McCain was the plainly recognized frontrunner, whereas Rudy Giuliani's stature as a contender would immediately plummet "once those conservatives found out about those liberal social views of Rudy's." Then, during the summer of 2006, the mainstream media and beltway thinkers had their proof. A serious political action organization was formed by a group of hardcore social conservatives, dedicated to tearing down any chance of Rudy's at grabbing the...

An Oakland man, after enduring harassment from drug dealers for years, decides to 'take my safety in my own hands' and shoots an attacker. Patrick McCullough has been complaining to Oakland police about drug dealers for the past 10 years -- and telling the young men who congregate in front of his house at 59th Street and Shattuck Avenue to beat it. For his efforts, the 49-year-old has endured harassment, threats, vandalism and an assault in 2003. Then, during an evening rainstorm on Feb. 18, about 15 young men surrounded McCullough and shouted "snitch" and other taunts as he...

One Reporter's Opinion: 'Greater Dallas Crime Permission' George Putnam Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002 It is this reporter's opinion that about the time you think you've heard everything – the extreme of hypocrisy and wrongdoing in our dealings with Mexico – get ready for a shock. NEWS ITEM: The first "International Crime Fighter of the Year" award will be bestowed upon Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, on Aug. 27, when Fox visits Dallas, Texas. It's the first time in the 52-year history of the Greater Dallas Crime Commission that they have given this award to an international figure. Fox was selected...