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GOP Voters in Early States Embrace a Trump Presidential Bid

Apr 19th 2011 – 12:10PM
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WASHINGTON -- Out with Sarah. In with The Donald. President Barack Obama has launched his re-election bid in a low-key manner, but the Republican Party's search for a challenger seems stranger by the day. GOP celebrities like Sarah Palin aren't getting much buzz. Mainstream candidates like Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty...

Likely GOP Presidential Candidates Slam Obama Budget Plan

Apr 14th 2011 – 4:26AM
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AP

CONCORD, N.H. -- The Republicans vying to challenge President Barack Obama next year are universally panning his budget proposal as political gimmickry and another example of his inability to lead. The likely candidates lined up Wednesday against Obama's budget proposal, which would cut the federal deficit by $4 trillion...

Gingrich: Obama's Tax Plan a Job-Killer

Apr 13th 2011 – 8:47PM

ATLANTA -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich blasted a budget address by President Barack Obama as "a sadly political speech of remarkable demagoguery." The former U.S. House speaker was in Atlanta Wednesday scooping up money for his likely Republican White House bid. He told The Associated Press that Obama's...

46 Percent of Mississippi Republicans Want Interracial Marriage Banned

By Lauren FrayerApr 8th 2011 – 8:24AM
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A new poll gauging Mississippi Republicans' preferences going into the 2012 election ended up revealing something more startling: 46 percent of GOP voters in the state think interracial marriage should be illegal. Results were announced Thursday by Public Policy Polling, a polling firm based in North Carolina. The company...

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Hammer Health Care

Mar 26th 2011 – 9:32PM
Charlie Neibergall, AP

Charlie Neibergall, AP

DES MOINES, Iowa - A handful of high-profile Republicans who may be eyeing the White House told hundreds of conservative activists Saturday that most Americans agree with their values, and insisted that opposition to the president's health care overhaul could help the GOP make historic gains in 2012. Rep. Michele...

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Newt Gingrich: Chris Matthews Is 'Slightly Wacked' (VIDEO)

May 31st 2012 - 09:34AM

Newt Gingrich addressed his wild chat with Chris Matthews on Thursday's "Morning Joe," joking that the MSNBC host is "slightly wacked."

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Newt Gingrich: Birthers Stir Not Distracting Mitt Romney

May 29th 2012 - 09:38PM

Former GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich praised Mitt Romney's handling of Tuesday's controversy over Donald Trump's renewed questioning of President Barack Obama's birthplace.

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Mitt Romney Meeting With Sheldon Adelson In Las Vegas

By Luke Johnson May 29th 2012 - 11:39AM

Mitt Romney is meeting with Sheldon Adelson -- the billionaire casino magnate and big Newt-Gingrich supporting super-PAC donor -- in Las Vegas on Tuesday, according to CBS News and CNN.

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Newt Gingrich's Attacks On Mitt Romney's Bain Capital Tenure Inspired Obama-Allied Super PAC

May 24th 2012 - 12:21PM

The first sustained attacks against presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney over his tenure at the helm of Bain Capital took place in mid-January, during the heated days leading up to the South Carolina primary.

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HUFFPOST FUNDRACE -- Super PACs Fall In April

May 23rd 2012 - 06:49PM

Super PACs raised less money in April as Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich departed from the stage.

Newt Gingrich News From the Web

  • 05/31/12 Gingrich on Super PAC ad war: ‘It's going to be a... Source: ABC - KAPP 35 - Yakima WA Former presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, who during the Republican primaries found himself on the blunt end of brutal attack ads paid for by a super PAC supporting his rival Mitt Romney, predicted Thursday that the slew of negative ads from outside groups would be even worse in the general election.
  • 05/31/12 Newt Gingrich: Chris Matthews Is 'Slightly Wacked'... Source: The Huffington Post Newt Gingrich addressed his wild chat with Chris Matthews on Thursday's "Morning Joe," joking that the MSNBC host is "slightly wacked."
  • 05/31/12 Why the Media Hyped the Republican Primary for the... Source: The Week It has been 51 days since Rick Santorum dropped out of the race, rendering Romney's milestone in the Texas primary a nonstory.
  • 05/31/12 Hightower Report: Eau de Lobby Source: The Austin Chronicle - Austin TX Even a hog must sometimes gag at the stench of its own sty.
  • 05/31/12 Culture of Hypercriticism Source: KNUS 710 - Denver CO With the rise of the 24/7 news cycle and expansion of media allowing everyone to create their own stories on the internet, a new void has been created.

Background on Newt Gingrich

Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich (; born Newton Leroy McPherson; June 17, 1943) is an American politician, author, and political consultant.

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