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Comedian-turned-liberal radio yakker Al Franken says Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is smarter than President Bush - but he still wouldn’t want him in the Oval Office. In an interview with the Herald, the die-hard Democrat admitted that Romney “did himself a lot of good” by overhauling health care in the Bay State. “I think he’s smarter than Bush,” Franken said of the conservative governor, who is contemplating a run for office. “I don’t think Bush is dumb but I think he has some real shortcomings in terms of being able to concentrate,” Franken said with a laugh. As for Lawrence...

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many adults in the Empire State want a former New York City mayor to run for president in 2008, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 62 per cent of respondents say they would like Rudy Giuliani to launch a White House bid.Giuliani—a Republican—garnered national and international attention in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The former mayor currently heads Giuliani Partners, LLC—a consulting firm.Last week, Newsday reproduced the comments of John Dennehy—a strategist during the 2000 presidential run by Republican Arizona senator John McCain—on Giuliani’s possible presidential bid. Dennehy declared, "In my humble...

BOSTON --Gov. Mitt Romney, nearing a decision on his political future, jets to California Tuesday to assume a party position that could give him a running start into the 2008 presidential campaign.