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On the recordSeptember 24, 2013
The big difference in Washington today is I don't sense that Barack Obama has anything like the personal skills that Bill Clinton had.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Newt Gingrich contrasts the negotiation skills of Barack Obama with those of Bill Clinton.

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