Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani could be crossing paths in Buffalo this weekend, as they aim for one of New York’s valuable third-party endorsements.
     The head of New York’s Independence Party, the state-wide arm of the national Reform Party, says that the first lady is likely to attend his party’s Senate forum next weekend.
     “I’d be surprised if she didn’t show up,” party Chairman Frank MacKay told ABCNEWS this evening.
     However, Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said that no decision has been made about a possible appearance by Mrs. Clinton at the event.
     Mrs. Clinton’s advisers have previously said that she is concerned about the role played in the Independence Party by Lenora Fulani, a former leader of the New Alliance Party. Fulani backs Pat Buchanan as the Reform Party’s candidate for president.
     Giuliani, meanwhile, has already committed to the event.
     “He’s scheduled to attend. He’ll be there,” said Giuliani campaign spokeswoman Caroline Nolan.