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More voters say they would be comfortable with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as president than other top 2008 contenders, though majorities would also be comfortable with other leaders from both parties, according to the latest FOX News Poll. In addition, of all the 2008 hopefuls — announced or frequently mentioned as a possibility — voters want to hear more from one candidate specifically: Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Opinion Dynamics Corporation conducted the national telephone poll of 900 registered voters for FOX News from January 30 to January 31. The poll has a 3-point error margin.

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani apparently knows his pro-abortion position isn't going to play well in the heartland of America. Just over a week after an internal strategy memo leaked out acknowledging that fact, the mayor appointed a pro-life former congressman to help head his Iowa campaign. Giuliani tapped pro-life former Rep. Jim Nussle to be a leader on his presidential exploratory committee. Nussle had a 100 percent pro-life voting record during his last two years in Congress, according to the National Right to Life Committee. He lost a bid to become Iowa governor...

(CBS/AP) WILMINGTON, Del. -- Rudy Giuliani remains noncommittal on a possible bid for the GOP presidential nomination. The former New York mayor, however, sounded campaign-like themes in a speech to Delaware Republicans on Friday. He said the biggest question one has to ask is, "Can you really lead the country?"' The answer, he said, is that if he believes that he can do it, than he will. And if he doesn't, he'll support someone else. Giuliani said the key trait a leader needs is optimism. People follow hopes, he said, and they follow dreams and solutions to problems. The...