Romney Lists Potential Running Mates

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a breakfast with local residents, Thursday, March 29, 2007, during a campaign stop in Bluffton, S.C. (AP Photo by Stephen Morton) (Stephen Morton - AP)

Appealing to conservative voters in Oklahoma, Giuliani stressed his work as a Justice Department official and federal prosecutor during the Reagan administration and his leadership after the 9/11 attack in New York when he was mayor.

Although he differs with social conservatives on such issues as abortion, gun control and gay rights, Giuliani said those voters should look at his overall record and his pledge to appoint strict constructionists to the Supreme Court, who believe in deciding cases on the basis of a close reading of the Constitution.

Giuliani arrived in Oklahoma City during a driving rainstorm about an hour after a tornado warning was sounded. A tornado touched down in western part of the city shortly before his visit, injuring four people.

Giuliani, who was apparently unaware of the extent of the storm, said Oklahoma City was "very, very dear to my heart because of what we shared in common."

He was referring to the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995, an act of domestic terrorism that left 168 dead, and the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, which killed about 3,000.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Sen. Sam Brownback says he can run a low-budget campaign as he tries to break into the top tier of Republican presidential hopefuls.

Lagging far behind former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Sen. John McCain of Arizona in polls, Brownback said Thursday that people are going to have to see him performing before they invest a lot of resources in his campaign.

"The process is running pretty well," Brownback said. He wouldn't say how much he expects to report on federal campaign cash disclosures.

With Brownback visiting Victory Baptist Church, pastor Tim Butler told the audience of 300 that he didn't know much about the Kansan before the campaign. But, Butler said, no one knew another farm boy, David, before he took down Goliath.

"And overnight, all of Israel knew there was a new kid in town," Butler said.

Speaking at the church's Honor Israel Night, Brownback said that Iran has an open ideology and policy to destroy Israel.