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Rudy Giuliani has laid understandably low since his much-hyped 2008 presidential campaign crashed and burned before it really got off the runway. But new schemings suggest he hasn't lost his appetite for executive office, and may have his eye on the Governor's mansion. Giuliani, who passes his days in what be frustratingly attention-deprived fashion at his consulting firm, Giuliani Partners, is fighting a proxy battle with Michael Bloomberg—whose possible gubernatorial ambitions themselves came to light this week—over who should be the next leader of the state GOP. Giuliani is angling to install his longtime crony Anthony Carbonetti, while Bloomberg is pushing for outgoing Buffalo Rep. Tom Reynolds. Rudy's fundraising abilities will greatly improve if he gets his way, though it's hard to imagine a few extra million dollars making a difference when you're up against a wallet like Mike's.