Subject: '08 Election Daily News Clips - 11/27
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:21:51 -0500

'08 Election Daily News Clips
November 27th, 2007

Candidate Tracking:

11am Romney: Appearance in Phoenix, AZ - Phoenix, AZ
12pm McCain: Appearance in Seneca, South Carolina
		- Tracking Scheduled
		- Chick-Fil-A Restaurant, 1612 Sandifer Boulevard, Seneca, South  
Carolina
2:45pm McCain: Town Hall in Anderson, South Carolina
		- Tracking Scheduled
		- 405 North Main Street, Anderson, South Carolina

News Clips:

Giuliani:

Invading Iraq gets a nod, but illegal aliens are out (UnionLeader.com  
11/27/07)
Manchester – Rudy Giuliani said yesterday he "never had any doubt"  
that if he were President four years ago, he would have invaded Iraq.  
He said he is now "even more certain" that it was the correct national  
security move.
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Invading+Iraq+gets+a+nod%2C+but+illegal+aliens+are+out&articleId=2db08a1f-8cb5-4a19-b527-a5aa98325339

Giuliani works the crowds in New Hampshire (The Age 11/27/07)
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If recognition were all it took to win a presidential nomination, then  
former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani would seem a near certainty in the  
Republican race. Even in the gloom and cold of the night in Nashua,  
New Hampshire, Mr Giuliani is mobbed like a pop star.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/giuliani-works-the-crowds-in-new-hampshire/2007/11/26/1196036811533.html

Riding With Rudy (The American Spectator 11/26/07)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- In this state on January 8, Rudy Giuliani will  
face an early test of whether he can translate his national celebrity  
status into a winning presidential campaign.
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12349

Giuliani breaks bread at 'Politics and Eggs' (Boston Globe Online  
11/26/07)
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BEDFORD, N.H. -- Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani usually  
limits his remarks about foreign policy matters in his basic stump  
speech, but today he offered a more expansive view of the role of  
diplomacy in extolling the virtues of America's political and economic  
systems.
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2007/11/giuliani_breaks.html

Giuliani Firm Fights for Washington Money He Vows to Eliminate  
(Bloomberg.com 11/26/07)
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- On the campaign trail, Rudy Giuliani rails  
against congressional spending set aside for lawmakers' pet projects.  
In Washington, his law firm fights to obtain them.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a7QPs_E4vKiA&refer=us

Growing Up Giuliani (Newsweek.com 12/03/07 Issue)
In a cover story about the life of Republican presidential contender  
Rudy Giuliani, the magazine says "there is an intensity and intimacy  
to Giuliani that can be unsettling. He has an authoritarian streak, as  
well as a penchant for secrecy and dependence on loyalists, that may  
remind voters of the current chief executive."
http://www.newsweek.com/id/72121

Romney:
Romney Ad on Illegal Immigration (AP 11/26/07)
Announcer: "Illegal immigration. We need smart, tough solutions, not  
just talk. What will it take to fix it? Technology, new ideas, guts,  
values, Mitt Romney. He said no to driver's licenses for illegals, no  
to in-state tuition, fought for English in the classroom. The only  
candidate with a proven record of fixing the big problems. From day  
one, Mitt Romney will do what he does best - take charge, demand  
results, no excuses."
Article: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/ROMNEY_ADWATCH?SITE=WABEL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpBqg6sKYB0

Romney ad focuses on families (Des Moines Register 11/27/07)
"American Family," an ad airing in Iowa that highlights the former  
Massachusetts governor and his wife, Ann Romney, talking about the  
importance of strengthening families in America.
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071127/NEWS09/711270376/-1/caucus

Romney calls on judge to resign (AP 11/26/07)
BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts judge was just doing her job when she  
freed a convicted killer now charged with murdering a newlywed couple,  
the chief judge of the state Superior Court said Monday in a case that  
has become enmeshed in the presidential campaign.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/ROMNEY_JUDGE?SITE=MABED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Race gets personal in run-up to Iowa caucus (MSNBC 11/26/07)
On Monday, Mitt Romney, who leads the Republican field in Iowa - which  
holds the first critical caucus vote on January 3 - said his rival  
Rudy Giuliani was "just like Hillary Clinton". This is as deep an  
insult as one Republican can give another.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21978695/

Romney to Huckabee: You're no Reagan (CNN 11/26/07)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney  
blasted a rising challenger in the Iowa caucuses Monday, painting  
former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as a tax-raising, illegal immigrant- 
coddling liberal and defending his own commitment to conservative  
causes.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/26/romney.huckabee/

Thompson:
Thompson Unveils Plan For Voluntary Flat Tax (Wall Street Journal  
11/26/07)
WASHINGTON -- Fred Thompson became the second Republican presidential  
hopeful to jump on the flat-tax bandwagon, hoping to reach out to the  
party's tax-cut wing to boost his campaign amid falling poll numbers.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119603890284403477.html

Huckabee:
Huckabee focuses on faith (AP 11/26/07)
Huckabee: "Faith doesn't just influence me. It really defines me. I  
don't have to wake up every day wondering, what do I need to believe.  
"Let us never sacrifice our principles for anybody's politics. Not  
now, not ever. (Applause) "I believe life begins at conception. "We  
believe in some things. We stand by those things. We live or die by  
those things. "I'm Mike Huckabee and I approve this message."
Article: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HUCKABEE_ADWATCH?SITE=TXHOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjtGgfhKIvo

Huckabee Lays Out His Claim as an ‘Authentic Conservative’ (New York  
Times 11/27/07)
This television advertisement for Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas  
governor and Republican presidential candidate, began running  
yesterday in Iowa
Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/us/politics/27adbox.html?ref=politics
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjtGgfhKIvo

Huckabee: I Can Take On Hillary's Machine (USnews.com 11/26/07)
Surging Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee today said  
that his success in Democratic Arkansas proves that he has the  
background and training to take on the Clinton political machine on  
the national stage.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/news-desk/2007/11/26/huckabee-i-can-take-on-hillarys-machine.html

Huckabee blasts Saudis (AP 11/26/07)
WASHINGTON - Consumers are financing both sides in the war on terror  
because of the actions of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia, Republican  
presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Sunday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21973287/

McCain:
McCain: Iraq strategy working (The State 11/27/07)
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U.S. Sen. John McCain said his criticism of the Iraq war — that more  
troops were needed — has been proven correct, illustrating just one  
reason why he is the most qualified Republican candidate for president.
http://www.thestate.com/local/story/240955.html

McCain sees progress, problems in Iraq (AP 11/27/07)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John McCain, back from a Thanksgiving visit to  
Iraq, said Monday there are signs of progress though the country  
remains mired in corruption and U.S. commanders anticipate increased  
violence from a desperate al-Qaida.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MCCAIN_IRAQ?SITE=TXHOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

McCain Campaigns In South Carolina (AP 11/27/07)
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About 100 people were waiting on Republican presidential candidate  
John McCain to speak Tuesday during a campaign stop in Seneca. Many at  
the fast-food restaurant were waving American flags that were being  
passed out. There were also many police and veterans in the crowd.
http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/local/southcarolina/11856116.html