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Rudy Giuliani

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Rudy Giuliani is a prominent Republican figure known for his role as the Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He gained national recognition for his leadership during the September 11 attacks in 2001, where he was praised for his response and crisis management. Giuliani has also served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he gained a reputation for his tough stance on organized crime and corruption. His political career has included various roles and he has remained a vocal figure in American politics, often engaging in public discourse on issues related to law and order.

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Jun 4, 2007

Absolutely the right thing to do. It's unthinkable that you would leave Saddam Hussein in charge of Iraq and be able to fight the war on terror.

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Jun 4, 2007

The problem with this immigration plan is, it has no real unifying purpose. It's a typical Washington mess.

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Jun 4, 2007

And the problem is that we see Iraq in a vacuum. Iraq should not be seen in a vacuum. Iraq is part of the overall terrorist war against the United States.

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Jun 4, 2007

It's unthinkable that you would leave Saddam Hussein in charge of Iraq and be able to fight the war on terror.

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Jun 4, 2007

This is not the time to deal with disruptive issues like this.

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Jun 4, 2007

My view on abortion is that it's wrong, but that ultimately government should not be enforcing that decision on a woman.

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Jun 4, 2007

The organizing purpose should be that our immigration laws should allow us to identify everyone who is in this country that comes here from a foreign country.

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Jun 4, 2007

I would see if it fit the criteria for a pardon. I'd wait for the appeal. I think what the judge did today argues more in favor of a pardon. Because this is excessive punishment.

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May 15, 2007

I think it's very legitimate for him to argue: I have been there. I did it. I know how to do it.

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May 15, 2007

That's really an extraordinary statement. That's an extraordinary statement, as someone who lived through the attack of September 11, that we invited the attack, because we were attacking Iraq. I don't think I have ever heard that before…

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May 14, 2007

And I think everyone on this stage, including most Democrats, could probably very, very usefully spend a lot of time figuring out how we can reduce abortion.

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May 14, 2007

We're looking at a race where in which the leading Democratic candidate for president of the United States has said that the unfettered free market is the most disastrous thing in modern America.

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May 10, 2007

In a country like ours, where people of good faith, where they come to different conclusions about this, I believe you have to respect their viewpoint.

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May 9, 2007

I personally oppose it. I support a right of choice. Some people say that that's inconsistent. I really disagree with that.

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May 9, 2007

It would be OK to be repeal it. It would be OK, also, if a strict constructionist judge viewed it as precedent.

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May 9, 2007

They have to decide several things. Is that an acceptable position for them? There will be some that who say it isn't. And I'm at peace with that.

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May 2, 2007

This is a very, very difficult issue of conscience for many, many people. In my case, I hate abortion. I would encourage someone to not take that option.

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May 2, 2007

I think George Bush will be remembered as going on the offense against terrorism, that that's how history would remember him.

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May 2, 2007

Since it is an issue of conscience, I would respect a woman's right to make a different choice.

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Apr 9, 2007

I would appear on his program again. Sure, I would. I think that -- I take him at his word. I take Don at his word that he understands the gravity of what he did.

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Apr 3, 2007

I took the city from the worst crime situation in the country to the safest large city in America. Took the city from the worst welfare situation in the country to the best welfare to work situation. Took the city from a deficit to a…

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Apr 3, 2007

The only thing I ask you to do is look at my public record because there's a way in which you can test how the issues in my private life affect my performance in office.

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Apr 3, 2007

If it would deprive someone of a constitutional right, yes. I mean, if that's the status of the law, then I would. Yes.

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