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For the first time since October 1999, McCain's favorability rating among American voters has dropped below 50 percent. A Gallup poll taken last month showed him at 48 percent, down 6 points from November, and down from a high of 67 percent in February 2000. Giuliani, in contrast, has held above 60 percent favorability in Gallup polls, most recently at 62 percent. Now that Giuliani has signaled a serious intention to run, stating on Monday "I'm in this to win" as he filed papers with the Federal Election Commission, the comparisons grow in importance. For Giuliani, winning over enough of...

I received the following email this afternoon. Dear Friend, From TODAY's and DATELINE's Katie Couric all the way to Larry King, the so-called "mainstream media" is begging Hillary to come on their shows at this crucial time while John Kerry is deciding who to pick as his running mate. They clearly want to see Hillary on the Democratic ticket - and they're doing their best to give her the airtime to show her stuff. Again, Hilary has taken to the international press to make some of her most controversial statements. In this morning's Sydney Morning Herald, she referred to...