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Will Giuliani divide the Republican Party?

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With the latest campaign fundraising reports, Hillary Clinton looks stronger than ever as the choice of the Democrats.

That creates an agonizing dilemma for some Christian conservatives because Rudy Giuliani still leads on the Republican side.

The former mayor's liberal record has leaders of the religious right talking about a third party which might guarantee Senator Clinton's victory.

On to the point, is this a big opportunity for Giuliani's major opponents in next year's primaries?

Is the religious right losing its clout in the Republican Party?

On reporter's notebook later on, a presidential veto rare, but without any fanfare.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again. Gorman Alney, back with To the Point. Rudy Giuliani's continued strength in the polls has Christian conservatives talking about a third party. But that might put Hillary Clinton

back in the White House. On To the Point, major anxiety for a major element of the Republican Party,

is the religious right losing its clout? What about those

cell phone calls from Giuliani's wife? On reporter's notebook, as promised, President Bush has vetoed

expansion of the state children's health insurance program. Did he pick the wrong issue to bolster

his conservative credentials? First, this news update, North Korea is part of the famous axis of evil,

but today it agreed to disable its three main nuclear facilities by the end of this year.

President Bush welcomed the deal, calling it a step toward a Korean peninsula that is free of nuclear weapons.

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