Here he is meeting Cecil Beaton, partying with David Bailey in East London, throwing the party of the year in New York to herald the arrival of the Rolling Stones, raising horses in Arizona, releasing an album in July, and "doing up" (though he would hate that term) homes for the likes of Rod Stewart, Charles Saatchi and Princess Michael of Kent.

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Mr Giuliani has already been spotted at fund-raising meetings in places like Arizona, Michigan and Iowa an activity normally associated with those seeking national office.

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And voters in six states, including Arizona, approved initiatives raising minimum wages for their lowest-paid citizens.

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