Topic: Newt Gingrich

Stop Laughing at Newt Gingrich, He Knows the Future

Associated Press

Everyone's laughing at Newt Gingrich because he made a video saying he and his staff had puzzled for weeks that we don't have a new word for cell phones that do the Internet.

By Elspeth Reeve

May 19, 2011

Has the Ryan Plan Become the Third Rail of the GOP?

Republicans in Congress aren't eager to either criticize or vote for the proposal

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 19, 2011

Don't Count Out Palin for 2012 Just Yet

She's still "seriously considering" running for president

Comments | 2,914 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

May 18, 2011

Newt Flash: Gingrich Played Politics in '93, Staffer Hates Literati Sheep

Gingrich's campaign continues to wobble as staffer sends out bizarre email

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 18, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

On Mahler, Gingrich and Obama's message to the Arab World

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 18, 2011

Newt Apologizes to Paul Ryan, Owed Big Tiffany's Bill

And a new trend emerges: Being mean to Gingrich on tape

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 17, 2011

Newt's Very Bad Week in Video: A Put-Down and a Handshake

Gingrich has faced overwhelming criticism since he criticized a GOP Medicare overhaul

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 17, 2011

A New Conservative Test: Standing by Ryan's Defunct Medicare Plan?

NBC's First Read thinks so, and Nikki Haley's comments might support the theory

Comments | 1,724 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 16, 2011

Quote of the Day

Quote: Iowan Tells Gingrich to Save Himself Further Embarrassment

Newt Gingrich got a not-so-warm welcome to Iowa today.

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 16, 2011

GOP Struggling to Pitch Medicare Plan to the Public

Republicans shift talking points as most voters don't want to see benefits cut

Comments | 398 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

May 15, 2011

The Fight for Huckabee's Endorsement

Fawning GOP candidates scramble to win his approval

Comments | 690 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

May 14, 2011

Newt's Daughter Claims He Didn't Abandon Cancer Patient Wife

Her new version of the infamous story is met with skepticism

Comments | 10,032 Views

By Heather Horn

May 13, 2011

Home News From Afar

The World Weighs Newt Gingrich's Presidential Chances

If Gingrich's candidacy is mostly a curiosity to Americans, what can foreigners think?

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 13, 2011

Huckabee's Big Announcement Coming on Saturday Night

No one's quite sure what the potential presidential candidate is going to say

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By Erik Hayden

May 13, 2011

Newt as Haunted by Health Care as Mitt

Turns out Gingrich used to really like individual mandates before Obama

Comments | 380 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 13, 2011

Cartoon

Don't Stand So Close to Newt

Cartoonist Tony Auth on the problem with Gingrichian rhetoric

Comments | 620 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 12, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

On political wives, female genital mutilation, and the torture debate

Comments | 851 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

May 11, 2011

Newt Gingrich Makes His Presidential Run Official

The expected announcement came via Twitter and Sean Hannity's Fox News show

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 11, 2011

Why Newt Must Run: Arianna Huffington's 1995 Pitch

Huffington may have changed, but the way we see Gingrich hasn't

Comments | 1,602 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

May 10, 2011

What Boehner Wants: Trillions in Cuts, New GOP Candidates

House speaker calls for Mitch Daniels and Chris Christie to run in 2012

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 10, 2011

Newt Gingrich Isn't Sorry for Anything

His third wife will play a big role in his 2012 campaign

Comments | 5,338 Views

By Erik Hayden

May 9, 2011

Newt Gingrich's Fundraising Machine

The "stale" candidate has raised more money than all potential rivals combined

Comments | 1,789 Views

By John Hudson

May 5, 2011

Report: Fox News Terminates Contracts With Gingrich and Santorum

It's a strong indicator that both are running for president in 2012

Comments | 1,125 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

May 2, 2011

The GOP Presidential Field Keeps an Even Lower Profile

The first debate of the primary campaign is on Thursday and will be sparsely attended

Comments | 1,625 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 21, 2011

15 Months from the Convention, Here's Your Republican Field

Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson, pro-weed legalization, announced his candidacy

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 20, 2011

Newt Gingrich's Mental Age Just Keeps Getting Younger and Younger

Once said to behave like a "precocious teen," Gingrich is now compared to an infant

Comments | 1,704 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 15, 2011

Another Poll Confirms Trump as Republican Frontrunner

This time he's got a 9-point lead over second-place Mike Huckabee

Comments | 6,257 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 14, 2011

Quote of the Day

Quote: God Doesn't Love Democrats Enough to Give Them Gingrich

And the Barney Frank lines keep on coming...

Comments | 494 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 28, 2011

How to Get Press as a Fringe Candidate: Promise Not to Hire Muslims

Herman Cain says he wants to prevent Sharia law from creeping into our government

Comments | 862 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 28, 2011

Gingrich Impeached Clinton to Preserve Sanctity of Depositions

The candidate says he wasn't a hypocrite for cheating on his wife at the time

Comments | 1,784 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 25, 2011

Quiz: Bush's Iraq or Obama's Libya?

Follow the eerie echoes between the debates

Comments | 3,163 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 24, 2011

From Hawks to Doves in Five Days Flat

There's a lot of switching around when it comes to positions on Libya

Comments | 12,126 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 24, 2011

Michele Bachmann to Form 2012 Exploratory Committee in June

The Tea Party favorite is putting together a campaign team in Iowa

Comments | 4,112 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 23, 2011

Gingrich Was for Libyan Airstrikes Before He Was Against Them

The presidential candidate's only consistent line: He doesn't like what Obama's doing

Comments | 2,586 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 23, 2011

Health Care Declared a Failure Before It Begins

President Obama's health care overhaul turns one year old today

Comments | 2,165 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 21, 2011

Left, Right Agree to Disagree with Obama on Libya

Republicans mostly attack Obama for delaying action

Comments | 517 Views

By Uri Friedman

Mar 18, 2011

Conservatives Present Obama with Their Very Own Brackets

Newt Gingrich has a balanced budget and 4 percent unemployment in the Final Four

Comments | 109 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 9, 2011

Is Newt Gingrich's Wife a Political Liability?

Gingrich says he made mistakes--like infidelity--because he loved America so much

Comments | 2,065 Views

By Heather Horn

Mar 3, 2011

Newt Gingrich for President, But Not Yet

For an announcement of candidacy, this was pretty ambiguous

Comments | 39 Views

By Erik Hayden

Mar 3, 2011

A Guide to GOP Presidential Contender Speculation

We read the tea leaves: Newt's now waffling, Huckabee's stock took a hit, and no questions about Romney

Comments | 793 Views

By Erik Hayden

Mar 2, 2011

Fox News Nixes Gingrich, Santorum Contracts

The network cites their presidential ambitions

Comments | 1,486 Views

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