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Holmes: Giuliani's untold stories By Rick Holmes/Local columnist GHS Sun Apr 29, 2007, 12:29 AM EDT In the long trek to November 2008, there will be time for lots of surprises. The first big surprise is the current Republican frontrunner: Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani leads John McCain by 11 points in the latest NBC poll of Republican voters. The party of Sunbelt Baptists is embracing an Italian from New York. The party theocratic conservatives is enthralled by a social liberal with three wives. Do they really know this guy? They have to have heard about his liberal positions. Giuliani is pro-choice,...

Rudy Giuliani: Lifelong Liberal By: George J. Marlin April 16, 2007 06:33 PM EST Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has been barnstorming the nation, claiming the Ronald Reagan mantle. Recent opinion polls suggest his campaign is striking a chord with the GOP's rank and file but indicate most Republicans don't really know where Mr. Giuliani stands on key issues. Those who do know are glossing over some very striking philosophical flaws -- at least from a truly conservative perspective. Rudy not only supports abortion but also has advocated for partial-birth abortion and government funding of abortion. He favors...

Conservatives should abort Rudy's bid April 16, 2007 Call it the Rudy abortion test. Will Republicans and conservatives pass or fail? By Raymond J. Keating While there obviously are pro-choice Republicans around, the GOP generally ranks as the pro-life party due to its presumed conservative roots. Conservatism sees intrinsic value in each individual - no matter the person's stage of development - and defends his or her right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Therefore, opposition to abortion serves as a conservative policy pillar. - Based on his record running for and serving as mayor, it's fair to...

Rudy must be stopped By Joseph Farah In case you hadn't noticed, Rudy Giuliani is leading all the polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. This is scary to me.Given the likelihood of Hillary Clinton winning the Democratic nomination, Americans like me would have no choice. We'd be completely disfranchised from the presidential election. We would be morally prevented from voting for either major party candidate. The good news is there's still time to stop Rudy. My objections to Rudy are hardly confined to the issue of abortion. In fact, besides our shared passion for the New York...