Rudy Likely In, But Will He be GOP?  by Wisco | February 5, 2007
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Rudy Giuliani takes one more step toward fullblown candidacy.
Associated Press:   In a sign that he's serious about running
for the White House, the two-term mayor was filing a so-called
"statement of candidacy" with the Federal Election Commission.
In the process, he was eliminating the phrase "testing the
waters" from earlier paperwork establishing his exploratory
committee, said an official close to Giuliani's campaign.   The
steps Monday put Giuliani on the same level, legally, as McCain
and Romney, the other two top-tier GOP candidates who have
formed regular exploratory committees and filed statements of
candidacy.  So he's basically as much of a candidate as anyone
else right now. Less interesting than the question of whether or
not he'll run is whether the pro-choice, pro-gun control former
Mayor of NYC who doesn't