Rudy Giuliani has a new 1-minute ad proclaiming his credentials to run the country by way of his leadership in NYC. A full transcript of the ad is after the jump but the gist is that Giuilani turned New York City from an "unmanageable, ungovernable" economically depressed crime-ridden hellhole into "the safest large city in America," "the best example of conservative government in the country." Interestingly enough, there's no mention of 9/11. And at......

Last week, Rudy Giuliani ruffled some Italian-American feathers when he did an impersonation of Don Corleone during a California campaign stop. Newsday reports that the former Mayor "recycled" an "old New York gag" by saying, "Thank youse all very much for invitin' me here tuh-day, to this meeting of the families from different parts'a California." The reaction from Italian-Americans is mixed: The president of the Italian American Museum and Coalition of Italian American Associations,......

Well, we guess this means they are really truly soulmates (!): Judith Giuliani tells Post and Daily News that Rudy Giuliani is her third husband, not her second as most people thought. To the Post, she said, "Something I will share with you is that, since I haven't done (many) interviews .. Rudy and I have both been married three times." We can see it now: The Giuliani spin machine goes with a "The Third......

Team Giulani is on the defensive offensive after the Daily News revealed what was written in a presidential planning binder left behind by a Giuliani aide. Giuliani spokeswoman Sunny Mindel calls it a "dirty trick" that someone has played. From the Daily News:"This is clearly a dirty trick," said Giuliani spokeswoman Sunny Mindel. "The voters are sick and tired of this kind of thing." Mindel said that while working on the 2006 campaign trail, a......