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Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Republican presidential contender and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani has scored a sizable victory in securing the current Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican party to kickstart his campaign in the state with the first political primary. Giuliani picked up Wayne Semprini, who has been involved with the GOP in the Granite State since 1972. Semprini says, "It appears to me that Mayor Giuliani is not a guy who does anything part way. He's someone who is very, very thorough. I don't think he'll make his total announcement until he's had an opportunity...

MADISON, Wis. The executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party is leaving his post to work for Rudy Giuliani's presidential exploratory committee.Rick Wiley had worked for the state party the past six years and will leave in coming weeks. The party announced the departure today.Wiley will become national deputy political director for Giuliani's presidential exploratory committee.State party chairman Brad Courtney praised Wiley, saying the Republican fundraising is solid and the outlook for 2008 is good.Wiley's departure comes after state Republicans were pummeled at the polls in November, losing control of the state Senate, dropping eight seats but maintaining majority control...

  Siena Research Institute Siena College, Loudonville, NY www.siena.edu/sri  For Immediate Release:                        Monday, January 29, 2007 Contact:                                               Steven Greenberg at 518-469-9858 PDF version; crosstabs;           Siena New York Poll:  Hillary & Rudy Dominate Their Primary Fields in NY   Spitzer Still Enjoys Honeymoon with NY Voters Voters Negative to Senate, Assembly, Bruno, & Silver; Prefer Divided Legislature as Opposed to One Party Control   Loudonville, NY – A year before the first votes are cast in the 2008 presidential primaries, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Rudy Giuliani have commanding leads in their respective primaries in New York, according to a...