He never challenged Hillary Clinton directly, but Rudy Giuliani may be planning to make a play for her seat: The New York Daily News is reporting that Giuliani has decided to not run for governor of New York so that he can run for Senate instead in 2010. He will challenge Kirsten Gillibrand, who was appointed to finish Clinton’s term, though his camp firmly denies the report. A source tells the Daily News that "America's Mayor" could use the Senate seat as a stepping stone to running for president again in 2012.
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