Congressman Paul, in response, called a press conference deemed "Educating Rudy" in Washington on May 24.

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Unlike other big city school bosses, like New York's Rudy Crew or San Francisco's Waldemar Rojas, Paul Vallas is no educrat.

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Or, for that matter, Rudy Giuliani with Bill Cosby, Mitt Romney with Montel Williams, or Ron Paul with Mel Brooks?

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Even if Thompson drops out, McCain, Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are still in the hunt, and even Ron Paul has been picking up enough votes to be a factor.

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