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Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani
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“I believe that the skill I have developed better than any other was surrounding myself with great people.” -- Rudy Giuliani, from his book “Leadership,” 2002.
Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) -- Rudy Giuliani dismissed questions Wednesday about allegations made by his ex-police commissioner Bernard Kerik's former lover -- that she was asked to lie about the affair to avoid hurting Giuliani's presidential ambitions. (read more)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 — Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York will begin advertising this week in New Hampshire with a commercial that dramatically presents him as the man who tamed a crime-ridden and unmanageable city in spite of typical human foibles. (read more)
Bernie Kerik and Rudy GiulianiJudith Regan, the book publisher who was fired by the News Corporation last year, asserts in a lawsuit filed today that a senior executive at the media conglomerate encouraged her to mislead federal investigators about her relationship with Bernard B. Kerik during his bid to become homeland security secretary in late 2004.
The lawsuit asserts that the News Corporation executive wanted to protect the presidential aspirations of former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mr. Kerik’s mentor, who had appointed him New York City police commissioner and had recommended him for the federal post. (read more)
Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 13, 2007; Page A08
Aides to former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani worked yesterday to bat down the perception that his bid for the Republican presidential nomination had suffered after Friday's indictment of Bernard B. Kerik, his longtime ally and former business partner.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) used the indictment to question the judgment of Giuliani, who recommended that President Bush appoint Kerik to head the Department of Homeland Security. At a news conference with former homeland security secretary Tom Ridge, McCain emphasized that Giuliani should have begun questioning Kerik's public service qualifications after he failed to adequately train the Iraqi police force in 2003. (read more)
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Bernie Kerik and Rudy GiulianiGIULIANI: Here’s the New York Daily News’ lead on the importance of Kerik: “When Rudy Giuliani steps into the cold winter light of Iowa and New Hampshire, Bernie Kerik's shadow will be right behind him. Kerik's indictment on multiple corruption charges - many committed while working as Giuliani's bodyguard, jail chief and police commissioner - has all but assured that what some call the ‘Bernie Business’ will never be far away.”
The New York Post writes that Kerik’s indictment “set into motion what promises to be a long-term distraction and embarrassment for his one-time patron, Rudy Giuliani.”
Yet another Giuliani Partners story. The New York Post: “By the time Giuliani declared his run for president last spring, his namesake firm had grossed an estimated $100 million. The ex-mayor himself was worth of as much as $66 million. But on the campaign trail he has been fending off questions about the shady clients, disgraced employees and murky business decisions.”
Here’s the New York Post’s graphic on the story.
RUNNING SCARED: Rudy Giuliani appears to
Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani
Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani
Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani
Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani
Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani 
James Estrin/The New York Times
