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Newt Gingrich

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Newt Gingrich is a prominent Republican politician from Georgia, best known for serving as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He played a significant role in the Republican Revolution of the 1990s, leading the party to a majority in the House for the first time in 40 years. Gingrich is recognized for his advocacy of conservative policies, including tax reform and welfare reform, and he was a key architect of the 'Contract with America,' which outlined a legislative agenda for the GOP in the 1994 midterm elections.

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Mar 13, 2012

I want to tell you this a second. What will become a challenge is we'll now have three or four days of the news media and they'll all say why doesn't Gingrich quit.

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Mar 13, 2012

What will become a challenge is we'll now have three or four days of the news media and they'll all say why doesn't Gingrich quit.

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Mar 12, 2012

We need someone who can go toe to toe with Barack Obama and debate him and win the debates decisively.

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Mar 12, 2012

I do not believe that a Massachusetts moderate, who created Romney care as the forerunner of Obamney care, is going to be in a position to win any debates this fall.

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Mar 12, 2012

If we win Alabama and we win Mississippi on Tuesday, for about the ninth time, the news media will suddenly be reporting a totally new race.

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Mar 11, 2012

I think we'll win both and I think we're probably pulling ahead in both states right now.

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Mar 11, 2012

I think we will win both and I think we're probably pulling ahead in both states right now.

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Mar 11, 2012

I want to be the nominee. I mean it's very hard not to look at the recent polls and think that the odds are very high I'm going to be the nominee.

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Mar 11, 2012

I'm going to be the nominee. It's hard not to look at the polls and think that the odds are very high I'm going to be the nominee.

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Mar 8, 2012

I am suggesting to you that somewhere around $2 to $2.50 the oil companies make enough money to develop enough oil supplies that we are independent and we keep the price down to a level you can afford.

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Mar 5, 2012

It's not about access to contraception. People who want to can get access to contraception every day. It is a question about whether or not a religiously affiliated institution should be coerced by the federal government.

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Mar 5, 2012

Remember when it was Tim Pawlenty who was going to crowd me out? And remember then when it was Michele Bachmann? And then it was our good friend Herman Cain, the first time? And then for a brief moment, it was Donald Trump almost? And…

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Mar 5, 2012

Let me be very clear. I believe that I am the one candidate who has the ability to debate Barack Obama decisively.

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Feb 23, 2012

I developed a program for American energy so new future president will ever bow to a Saudi king again. And so every American can look forward to $2.50-a-gallon gasoline.

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Feb 21, 2012

I believe this is the most dangerous president on national security grounds in American history.

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Feb 19, 2012

I don't look like him at all. He's thinner, better looking, he's younger.

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Feb 16, 2012

This isn't just some Mickey mouse game of sitting around playing gotcha and being clever.

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Feb 16, 2012

This isn't just some Mickey Mouse game of sitting around playing gotcha and being clever.

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Feb 7, 2012

any deal that is reached must be agreed by the local, state, and federal officials and founded on sound science.

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Feb 6, 2012

Ohio is a state that's getting ready for early voting even though Ohio doesn't actually officially vote until Super Tuesday on March 6th.

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Feb 6, 2012

I am not a safety net Republican. I don't believe -- I believe the safety net turns into a spider's web which traps the poor at the bottom and keeps them dependent.

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Feb 6, 2012

I intend to campaign this fall on the grounds that I would be the best paycheck president and he is the best food stamp president.

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Feb 5, 2012

Speaker Gingrich is not on the ballot in Missouri which gives Senator Santorum the chance of possibly getting a win.

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