The News: Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens Jr. emerges as a leading fund raiser for Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani. The Upshot: Mr. Giuliani so far has raised more money in this key state than all Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. T. Boone Pickens Jr. has made most of his estimated $2.5 billion fortune in the oil market over the past eight years. Now, the Texan is betting big money on a bull market in another commodity: the presidential candidacy of Rudy Giuliani. The 78-year-old hedge-fund manager and former corporate raider says he has raised more than $500,000 for Mr....