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...Consider, for example, the transformation of Brooklyn-bred Rudy into an honorary Texas oil lawyer. From the start of their private-sector days, Giuliani and his associates were intent on joining a law firm in addition to running their consulting business. It made sense: before he was mayor, Giuliani was a senior official in the Reagan-era Justice Department. His subsequent flashy tenure as U.S. attorney in New York launched his political career. As he explained in an interview with a Texas newspaper last year, "About three-quarters of the people in Giuliani Partners are lawyers, and we always wanted...
...Kismet! In 2005 a match was made and, after a courtesy call to the widow of old Mr. Patterson and a first payment to Giuliani estimated at $1 million to $1.5 million, the firm was renamed Bracewell & Giuliani. The former mayor began recruiting lawyers and drumming up business in his old stamping grounds...
...today. New Yorkers who remember an irascible mayor scolding citizens, denouncing critics and questing after new enemies would be amazed by the sunshiney fellow Giuliani has become. He explained his six principles of leadership, which helped him through 9/11 and "also can help you in your personal life." Things like knowing what you stand for, setting goals and having courage...
...Much has been made of Giuliani's likely troubles with religious conservatives in his party over abortion and gay rights. "Everyone really likes and respects the mayor personally," said Florida Republican strategist Brian Ballard, who has cast his lot with McCain. "But it's tough to take that record and run in a conservative primary...
...reason I ran for mayor of New York is the same reason I'm running for President of the United States: because I believe I can change things," Giuliani tells TIME - big things like America's dependence on foreign oil, its troubled health care system and the federal spending spree. "I believe I can make government more like a business ... a problem solver rather than a problem creator...