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Giuliani's Elephant in the Corner

It's the elephant in the corner of Rudy Giuliani's GOP presidential nomination bid. Only instead of ignoring it, everybody sees it, points at it, installs spotlights illuminating it. The elephant in this case is the former New York mayor's position on abortion.

Giuliani says he hates abortion but supports a woman's right to choose in many cases. This makes many Republicans nervous about their front-runner. So when Giuliani spoke with right-wing radio talk show host Laura Ingraham this morning, she worked him over about these views, according to Jonathan Martin at Politico and Kathryn Jean Lopez at National Review Online.

At the end, Giuliani asked to talk about the war on terror next time.

It's a tough obstacle for Giuliani to negotiate. But give credit where credit is due. Unlike fellow GOP candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who once strongly supported a woman's right to choose but now says he doesn't (he chalks it up to a well-timed change of heart), Giuliani has, for now, refused to change a long-held position.

3:54 PM ET | 05- 8-2007 | permalink

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