Giuliani exits race, endorses McCain
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Rudy Giuliani, who sought to make the leap from New York mayor to the White House, bowed out of the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and endorsed front-runner and longtime friend John McCain.
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The Christian Science Monitor - In polls, the top two contenders for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination have long been Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Mitt Romney ended his presidential campaign today, clearing the way for John McCain to seal the Republican presidential nomination.
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Senator John McCain won the biggest delegate prize so far in a closely contested primary. After finishing third, Rudolph W. Giuliani is likely to endorse Mr. McCain, officials said.
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Largely out of the political debate in Iowa and New Hampshire, Republican Rudy Giuliani tried to turn the bickering among his presidential rivals to his advantage, arguing that voters appreciate candidates who stay positive.
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Rudy Giuliani withdraws his Republican candidacy, on same day as Democrat John Edwards also quits.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Republican Mitt Romney will endorse former rival John McCain in the Republican presidential race, a spokesman for the former Massachusetts governor said.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain raised money Tuesday on rival Rudy Giuliani's turf and picked up the endorsement of the former New York mayor's longtime nemesis.
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Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced Wednesday he was dropping out of the Republican presidential race and throwing his support behind Senator John McCain.
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Rasmussen Reports - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) continues to lead to pack of hopefuls for the GOP nomination. Support for Giuliani among those likely to vote in a Republican Presidential primary inched up to 34% this week following two straight weeks at the 33% level.
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Republican presidential contenders Rudy Giuliani and John McCain bowed out of a high-profile Iowa straw poll on Wednesday, rendering the decades-old August contest all but meaningless. Their decisions cleared the way for top rival Mitt Romney, who promptly claimed victory in the early test of organizational strength.
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Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democrat turned Independent, will endorse Republican Sen. John McCain for president, according to officials close to both men.
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John McCain took pole position in the Republican White House race on Wednesday, securing the endorsement of Rudolph Giuliani with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger poised to follow suit.
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John McCain has received the unexpected endorsement of his previously bitter rival
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Former California Gov. Pete Wilson backed Rudy Giuliani on Thursday, an endorsement that could be a mixed blessing for the Republican presidential candidate due to Wilson's hardline stand on illegal immigration.
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Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, acclaimed for his leadership after the September 11 attacks, confirmed he is running for U.S. president in 2008, eliminating any lingering doubt about his candidacy.
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With former New York mayor  Rudolph W. Giuliani, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Virginia  governor James S. Gilmore III gone from the Iowa straw poll, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney -- who is not pulling out of the August contest -- declared victory.