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    • Climate-Gate Controvery? 

        Insight on whether the root of global climate change is a global conspiracy, with Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK).

    • Grayson: GOP Plan is to Die Quickly 

        Discussing the Senate's plans for health care as the battle heats up before the bill is passed, with Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL).

    • Reid's Health Care Hurdle 

        Discussing the future of President Obama's health care plan, with CNBC's Hampton Pearson and Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO).

    • Loopholes in Lobbying 

        Weighing in on whether excessive lobbyists will bring abuse to the system, with Dan Mitchell, Cato Institute and Christian Weller, Center for American Progress.

    • Reform Bill: Let's Make a Deal 

        Details on the deal-making game regarding health care reform, with CNBC's Hampton Pearson,

    • Paul: Audit the Fed 

        Why the push to regulate the Fed more tightly, with Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and member of Financial Services Committee; James Reynolds, Loop Capital Markets; and CNBC's Rick Santelli, Steve Liesman, Joe Kernen & Becky Quick.

    • The State of Health Care 

        Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) discusses the Senate vote tomorrow on the health care bill.


Rudolph W. Giuliani (R)

Former Mayor of New York City




 

PROFILE

 

Personal:
Born May 24, 1944, Brooklyn, New York
Married To Judith S. Nathan
Two children

Education:
Manhattan College, BA (Political Science) 1965
New York University, JD, 1968

Professional:
Worked for the Justice Dept. before serving as Mayor of New York from 1993-2001. Founded Giuliani Partners in 2002 and then Bracewell & Giuliani law firm in 2005.

Notable:
- Named "Person of the Year” by Time magazine and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II following Sept. 11 attacks
- First political party affiliation was Democratic
- Prosecuted and convicted Wall Street kingpins Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken
- Made a brief run for the U.S. Senate in 2000

 

ON THE ISSUES

 

Taxes:
Favors the lowering of taxes as a means of stimulating growth...

Economy:
Wants to incorporate business practices into Congress in order to maintain fiscal discipline...

Healthcare:
Wants consumers to “own” their own health insurance”...

Social Security:
Would form a bi-partisan team of five Democratic and five Republican senators...

Credit Crunch:
Wants more transparency and more information added to the system.

 

MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS

 

Top Industries:
Securities & Investment: $4,356,591
Lawyers/Law Firms: $2,996,966
Retired: $2,942,145
Real Estate: $2,645,488
Misc Finance: $1,391,857

Top Contributors:
Ernst & Young: $255,200
Elliott Management: $228,400
Credit Suisse Group: $166,450
Merrill Lynch: $150,275
Bear Stearns: $147,866

Source:
Center For Responsible Government -- data through Sept 30. For more information go to: OpenSecrets.Org.

 

NEED TO KNOW

 

Presidential Campaign | http://www.joinrudy2008.com/

Bracewell & Giuliani | http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/


 

CNBC POLITICS BLOGS


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ADDITIONAL POLITICAL COVERAGE


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  • Giuliani's portfolio is full of dogs

      The Republican presidential hopeful and former New York City mayor has way too many dogs in his portfolio. He's rich, but he's not making his money work for him.


CNBC'S TRUTH SQUAD


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  • End of Corporate Health Care 

      Discussing where the responsibility will shift for employee health care, with Marisa Milton, HR Policy Association director; Ed Haislmaier, Ctr for Health Policy Studies Heritage Foundation senior research fellow and CNBC's Dylan Ratigan.

  • Health Care Debate: The Truth Is Out There

      Democratic presidential candidates are throwing out big numbers as part of their plans to achieve universal health care and cost cutting.

  • Are Giuliani's Tax Cuts Exaggerated?

      Rudy Giuliani is getting out in front of next week's CNBC presidential debate with a seven-day media blitz touting his record as an economic conservative.


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