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"Fundamentally, guys. You cannot use Bain. Moon, instead." (Eric Thayer/Reuters)
Don't you just love Newt Gingrich?
Gingrich did not exactly recant, but did acknowledge the ineffectiveness of one attack he used on Romney – the private equity firm B.....
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Republican Newt Gingrich dropped out of the presidential race Wednesday, ending what was a turbulent, roller coaster bid for the White House.
With millions of dollars in campaign debt and just two GOP primary victories under his belt, the former Hous.....
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Newt Gingrich to quit, expected to announce Mitt Romney will acquire campaign in debt swap
2 May, 2012
So the 2012 presidential campaign is on the verge of losing it's only housing historian. That's right, Newton Leroy Gingrich is about to quit the campaign, and announce his intention of supporting Willard Mitt Romney. The press conference is scheduled..
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Newt Gingrich will officially suspend his campaign this afternoon, simultaneously announcing his intention to officially endorse Mitt Romney in the coming weeks. But while Gingrich's announcement won't come until 3 PM ET, the Obama campaign has already.....
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Without giving away too much, I'll just say that there are no more Michele Bachmann candidacies in this tournament. So with both of her entries having lost, we won't be seeing her in the second round ... much like her..
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(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Newt Gingrich has begun the throat-clearing, hinting, and pre-announcing stage of the end of his presidential campaign—or, let's face it, suspension (the man has a lot of debt). He wouldn't be Newt Gingrich, though, if he d.....
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Not so much a person as an ego with feet.
Businessweek notes that the supposed fiscal conservative Newt Gingrich is a pretty lavish spender when it comes to other people's money:
His think tank went bankrupt. His campaign is $4.3 million in..
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Welcome to the third contest of this year's GOP Madness tournament, where we seek to crown the top moment of this year's GOP nomination battle!
Many of you have asked, what standard to use when picking these moments? The funniest, the..
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By Radar Staff
Apparently Newt Gingrich was never taught not to pet animals at the zoo!
During a visit to the St. Louis Zoo on Friday, the Republican presidential contender and animal lover paid a visit to the penguins, getting a little..
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Former Speaker Newt Gingrich
(Wikimedia)
Whether it's a slow news day or not, I'd say this qualifies as very, very important. And I'm not just saying that because it's pretty darn funny.
At least one penguin at the St. Louis Zoo appears to..
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Mr. Sunshine
Fox News head Roger Ailes gave a college lecture to aspiring young journalists on Thursday. It was full of the sort of advice that makes Fox News what it is today.
Too many aspiring journalists want to affect politics or..
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(Caricature by DonkeyHotey)
If you ever had any doubt about Newt Gingrich's talent for grift, doubt no more:
Desperate times in the Newt Gingrich camp have called for desperate measures.
Scrambling to dig himself out of a $4.5 million hole, the forme.....
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The big question: What will this mean for Tiffany & Co.?
Tough times for historians of housing:
In a Chapter 7 filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, The Gingrich Group LLC, doing business as the Center for Health..
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NY Times: Republican candidates ‘should be racing’ from National Organization for Marriage
3 April, 2012
Can we get a statement both in favor and opposed to race-baiting political tactics, Gov. Romney?
(Matthew Reichbach/Wikicommons)
Strong words and tough questions from the New York Times editorial page on the topic of National Organization for Marriag.....
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Daily Kos/SEIU State of the Nation Poll: Who is the most extreme Republican candidate?
27 March, 2012
Mirror, mirror on the wall—who's the craziest of them all?
Public Policy Polling for Daily Kos & SEIU. 3/22-25. Registered voters. MoE ±3.1% (no trendlines):
Q: Who do you think is the most extreme Republican candidate for President: Newt Gingr.....
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Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney love their Citizens United cash
According to USA Today's analysis of the latest FEC reports, Mitt Romney's Super PAC has raised $43.2 million, nearly twice as much as Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum combined and n.....
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Rep. Chris Murphy
Quinnipiac. 3/14-19. Registered voters. MoE ±2.4% (±3.9% for Democratic sample, ±4.7% for Republican sample). (9/8-13 results):
Chris Murphy (D): 52 (49)
Linda McMahon (R): 37 (38)
Undecided: 9 (11)
Chris Murphy (D): 41 (43)
Chri.....
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And I only had to outspend Rick Freaking Santorum by millions! (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
The results are still coming in but as expected, Mitt Romney has handily won the Illinois Republican primary.
Going forward, look for the Romney campaig.....
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The reviews from Democrats on the House GOP's budget proposal, authored by Rep. Paul Ryan, are in, and are scathing. So what are Republicans thinking? Here's an anonymous take, emailed to Atlantic reporter, Molly Ball.
GOP staffer emails: "The GOP budg.....
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He really connects with people, doesn't he? (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
Mitt Romney, now campaigning in Illinois:
These pancakes are something else, I'll tell ya," said Romney, standing in the dining room of Charlie Parker's Diner in Springfie.....
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