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July 6, 2007
Posted: 02:53 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — In his first campaign visit to South Carolina since his state chairman resigned amid cocaine charges, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Friday he was "shocked" when he learned of the news. "It is a terrible thing when something like that happens to someone that is going to have to answer to it, but it is one of those things that is highly personal and all you can do is pray and hope that his rehabilitation works out and whatever debt to society he pays, he will be able to put it behind him," Giuliani said of his former South Carolina chairman, Thomas Ravenel, while campaigning in Myrtle Beach. Ravenel, also the former South Carolina Treasurer, resigned both of his posts last month after he was indicted on cocaine distribution charges. "I think everyone knows that in families — no matter how big they are — tragedies happen," the GOP presidential hopeful added. "Bad things happen.” Ravenel's father, Arthur Ravenel Jr., a former U.S. congressman, continues to serve as a South Carolina adviser to Giuliani. – CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney Filed under: Rudy Giuliani South Carolina
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