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At the national level, Giuliani is also the front runner—with or without Gingrich in the race—according tocthe mid-June USA Today/Gallup poll, with Thompson and McCain nearly tied for second place. When California’s Republican primary likely voters were presented with a shorter list this past March thatcincluded Giuliani, McCain, Gingrich, and Romney, 33 percent supported Giuliani, 19 percent supportedcMcCain, 14 percent Gingrich, and 7 percent Romney.

Giuliani is the leading candidate today among conservatives (26%) and others (35%), and both men (27%) and women (31%). Conservatives are less likely than others to support Giuliani and more likely than others to support Romney and Thompson. After Giuliani, men are more likely than women to support McCain and Thompson, while women are more likely than men to support Romney.

The GOP NUTS:

Rudy continues to enjoy a lead in California although I suspect that it is closer than 14-18 points.

When Fred Thompson announces in the next week or so, the game will be afoot with advantage Team Giuliani. Rudy has been visible in California, campaigning in both Northern and Southern California – in fact he is in California today.

No other candidate has been as visible and been as actively contending the state.

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The Rudy Giuliani Archive

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Olli Heinonen, left, deputy director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is interviewed by the media upon his arrival at a Pyongyang hotel on Friday June 29, 2009, following his visit to the Yongbyon nuclear complex. UN nuclear monitors said Friday they were able to see all the facilities they wanted on their visit to the plutonium-producing reactor that North Korea has pledged to shut down in return for aid.

U.N. inspectors, North Korea reach deal

The U.N. nuclear watchdog and North Korea have reached an agreement on how the agency will monitor and verify shutdown of the country’s main nuclear reactor, a top official said Friday.

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency returned Friday to the North Korean capital from a two-day trip to the Yongbyon nuclear complex, broadcaster APTN reported.

It was the first IAEA visit to the facility since U.N. monitors were expelled from the country in 2002.

“We have concluded this understanding, what our monitoring and verification activities are in principle,” IAEA Deputy Director Olli Heinonen said in footage shot by APTN.

This may be one of President Bush’s and Condoleezza Rice’s biggest foreign policy accomplishments. Just a year ago, North Korea was testing a prototype ICBM and shooting it at Hawaii.

Now, North Korea is closing down its nuclear program and facilities.

But, the United States must TRUST BUT VERIFY.

Stay tuned……

A satellite image from DigitalGlobe taken on January 5, 2006 shows the Yongbyon nuclear reactor in North Korea.

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North Korea Watch: US-NK Set Timetable to Shut Down Yongbyon Reactor

North Korea Watch: Hill Visits North Korea to Accelerate Six Party Nuclear Talks

North Korea Watch: Hill – North Korea to Disable ALL Nuclear Facilities by the End of 2007

North Korea Watch: North Korea’s Invite to the IAEA Welcome as Good News

North Korea Watch: North Korea Continues to Develop Nuclear Weapons

North Korea Watch: Deal or NO Deal?

North Korea Watch: North Korea Agrees to Nuclear Disarmament

North Korea Watch: North Korea Tentatively Agrees to Nuclear Disarmament

Iran Nuclear Watch: North Korea Helping Iran With Nuclear Testing

North Korea Watch: North Korea Wants United Nations Sanctions Lifted

North Korea Watch: Bush Warns North Korea – “Don’t Transfer Nukes”

North Korea Watch: A Return to 6 Party Talks – A Diplomatic Win for President Bush

North Korea Watch: Pyongyang Threatens War Against South Korea

North Korea Watch: Kim Jong-Il REGRETS Nuclear Test

North Korea Nuclear Watch: President Bush – United States WILL Stop North Korean Nuclear Transfers

North Korea Nuclear Watch: Condoleezza Rice Promises United States Defense of Japan

The North Korea Files

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Day By Day by Chris Muir

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Remember when this MORON cried during John Bolton’s confirmation as United Nations Ambassador?

Ohio GOP say good bye and support a primary challenge to this embarassment.

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John Bolton Watch: President Bush Considering New Effort to Confirm John Bolton as United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Democrats Block Bolton Nomination

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The FOX News/Opinion Dynamic Poll:

The GOP NUTS:

As Flap has said for a few weeks (since it was definite that Thompson would announce his candidacy) the race is now between Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani.

Rudy continues to be the front-runner.

Mitt Romney has been polling well in Iowa and New Hampshire but he is fading nationally and is statistically tied with Rudy in the latest New Hampshire polling.

Again, Flap maintains it will be Florida that will determine the momentum going into Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008 that is the race to watch.

The Real Clear Politics GOP Poll averages:

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The Rudy Giuliani Archive

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First Read has the breakdown of votes on cloture for Senate Bill 1639, the Shamnesty Illegal Immigration bill:

The Presidential candidates: All of the Democratic candidates voted YES. McCain, who was part of the bipartisan coalition that crafted and supported the bill, also voted YES. Brownback’s initial vote was YES, but later, probably when the outcome was clear, switched to NO.

Senators up for reelection in 2008: On the Democratic side, all the blue state senators voted YES (Biden, Durbin, Kerry, Lautenberg, Levin, Reed). But those Democrats running in red or purples states voted NO (Baucus, Harkin, Landrieu, Pryor, Rockefeller).

Most of the Republican senators up for re-election this cycle voted NO (Alexander, Allard, Chambliss, Cochran, Coleman, Collins, Cornyn, Dole, Domenici, Enzi, Inhofe, McConnell, Roberts, Sessions, Smith, Stevens, Sununu, Warner). The exceptions, with YES votes, were Craig, Hagel, and Graham (who is one of the original and most vocal coalition members that wrote the bill).

Senate Leadership: The Republican leadership was split. GOP Leader McConnell, who’s also up for re-election, voted NO. (He had voted YES on another procedural vote earlier this week.) McConnell was joined by Texas Sens. Hutchison and Cornyn, as well as Ensign, who’s responsible for running the GOP senate campaigns this cycle. Lott and Kyl split with the leadership and voted YES.

All the members of the Democratic Leadership stuck together with YES votes: Reid, Durbin, Murray, and Schumer.

Presidential candidates
Democrats voting YES: (all of them) Clinton, Obama, Biden, Dodd
Republicans voting YES: McCain
Republican voting NO: Brownback (originally “yes” but switched)

Senators up for reelection in 2008
Democrats voting Yes:
Biden, Durbin, Kerry, Lautenberg, Levin, Reed
Democrats voting NO:
Baucus, Harkin, Landrieu, Pryor, Rockefeller

Republicans voting YES:
Craig, Graham, and Hagel
Republicans voting NO:
Alexander, Allard, Chambliss, Cochran, Colman, Collins, Cornyn, Dole, Domenici, Enzi, Inhofe, McConnell, Roberts, Sessions, Smith, Stevens, Sununu, Warner

Party Switchers
Democrats voting NO:
Baucus, Bayh, Bingaman, Brown, Byrd, Dorgan, Harkin, Landrieu, McCaskill, Pryor, Rockefeller, Sanders, Stabenow, Tester, and Webb.

Republicans voting YES:
Bennett, Craig, Graham, Gregg, Hagel, Kyl, Lott, Lugar, Martinez, McCain, Snowe, and Specter.

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The Democrats run for cover while conservatives measure up primary GOP challenges to turn-coat Senators.

The Biggest Loser: Ted Kennedy

The biggest GOP LOSER: John McCain

The biggest Switcher: Sam Brownback

The Biggest Winners: Romney, Giuliani and Fred Thompson

Stay tuned……

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Illegal Immigration Watch: Kill the Bill S. 1639 Part 2 – Cloture Refused

Illegal Immigration Watch: Kill the Bill S. 1639

Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Bill 1639 Amendment Debate

Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Off the Table?

Illegal Immigration Watch: What Awaits Senators When They Return Home

Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Bill Advances in the Senate

Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Watch- The Seven Who Could Stop the Senate Immigration Bill

Illegal Immigration Watch: GOP Offers Senate Immigration Bill Change – Go Home First

Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate to Return to Immigration Bill

Illegal Immigration Watch: Reid and McConnell Revive Senate Immigration Bill

Illegal Immigration Watch: New Life for Senate Immigration Bill?

Michael Ramirez on Paris Hilton AND Illegal Immigration

Michael Ramirez on President Bush and Illegal Immigration

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Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani greets a passerby during a walking tour of the Strip District of Pittsburgh, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

Rudy Giuliani on today’s Senate Immigration Bill vote:

“Today a majority in the Senate made clear this bill shortchanged the American people by failing to end illegal immigration and failing to secure our borders. The bill did not deserve to move forward.

“As I have said before, this bill – which I believed was based more on compromise than on principle – failed to do several basic things, including: securing our borders, creating a uniform tamper-proof ID card for all foreign workers and students, establishing a single nationwide database of foreigners, and mandating the full implementation of a biometric ‘check in-check out’ system.

“The legislation was a hodgepodge at best, and I believe it would have ultimately made our country less secure.

“I urge the President to use the authority and funds at his disposal to do everything possible to end illegal immigration and secure our borders.”

Today’s vote has delivered up the illegal immigration issue to the GOP Presidential contenders.

Rudy et al should press the Democrats, particularly Hillary Clinton on this issue.

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Rudy Giuliani Watch: Rudy Slams Clinton on Terrorism

Rudy Giuliani Watch: Rudy Continues to Lead in National GOP Polls

Rudy Giuliani Watch: Florida – Its Rudy vs. Fred Thompson

Rudy Giuliani Watch: Rudy Quits Iraq Study Group to Make Money?

Rudy Giuliani Watch: Rudy 28% Thompson 19% McCain 18% Romney 7% in Latest USA Today/Gallup Poll

Rudy Giuliani Watch: The Left’s Inability to Rebut Rudy Giuliani on Terrorism

Rudy Giuliani Watch: Nation Lacks Strong Leadership

Rudy Giuliani Watch: Rudy – “My 12 Commitments to America”

The Rudy Giuliani Archive

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