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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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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

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 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 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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Feb 2, 2012

the then Speaker of the House of Representative, Newt Gingrich, disbanded that organization because in my opinion he didn't like what they were doing.

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Jan 30, 2012

We are going to contest every place, and we are going to win, and we will be in Tampa as the nominee in August.

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Jan 30, 2012

We believe it is cheating our grandchildren to not insist on fundamental basic change in Washington, even if the establishment doesn't like it.

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