Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich (; born Newton Leroy McPherson; June 17, 1943) is an American politician, author, and political consultant.
Date of Birth
- 1943-06-17
Place of Birth
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Political Party
- Republican Party
Profession
- Writer
- Politician
- Professor
- Author
- Historian
Also Known As
- Newton "Newt" Leroy Gingrich
- Newton Leroy Gingrich
- Newton Leroy McPherson
Religion
- Southern Baptist Convention
- Roman Catholicism
- Baptist
Education
- Tulane University
- Emory University
Government
- Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives
- United States Representative
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Chris Matthews: I felt thrill going up my leg from Obama because ‘I love the country’
Remember when pundits criticized former House Speaker Newt Gingrich ’s claim during his run for the Republican presidential nomination that he fell into the trap of marital infidelity because …
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Conservatives preemptively urge courage from SCOTUS on Obamacare
… than to the success of liberal attacks. Conservatives are hardly innocent in the war on the independent judiciary. Newt Gingrich , for instance, started a minor controversy during the primaries when he insinuated he was going to take on activist …
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Newt’s fault?: Desperate senate candidates demand more debates
Taking a page from Newt Gingrich ’s wildly successful campaign strategy , Nebraska senate hopeful Bob Kerrey is challenging his Republican opponent Deb Fischer …
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Romney adds to delegate lead with wins in Kentucky, Arkansas
… struggled in some previous Southern contests, when former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich were in the race. With them on the sidelines, Romney displayed solid support in two states he should win in November …
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Romney’s Bain playbook unclear as attacks grow
… because of something Bain Capital did 20 years ago is absurd.” Romney faced similar criticism from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich during the Republican primary. Gingrich accused Romney of “looting a company” and suggested that he return money earned …
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Joe Ricketts (and 9 other conservative funders you should know)
… seventh wealthiest man in America , Adelson is a major player in the casino industry and was a significant backer of the Newt Gingrich campaign. As of March, he had contributed over $16 million dollars to Gingrich’s Super Pac, “Winning our …
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Mark Levin rails against Romney camp for avoiding Rev. Wright issue
… the same Mitt Romney who spent tens of millions of dollars trashing his opponents in the Republican primary, trashing Newt Gingrich in Florida and elsewhere, trashing Rick Santorum wherever he could get to him — just viciously smearing these guys …
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TheDC Morning: Coburn’s Countdown to Calamity
… of personality issue. I would bet my left (and perhaps even my right, though I just can’t be sure) pinky that Newt Gingrich would have done the same thing. 4.) Partisan Puppet – What happens when the spokesman of a liberal Senate Democrat …
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AdWatch: Obama highlights Romney, Bain Capital
… labeled Romney a “vulture capitalist” and brought up GST’s closure as an illustration. A super PAC backing Newt Gingrich ran a 28-minute film blaming Bain for the demise of several companies. But that video was riddled with so many inaccuracies …
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Mitt Romney supporters, Ron Paul partisans brawl at Oklahoma GOP convention
… after the lights were shut off. Supporters of Romney, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich then departed while the supporters of Paul remained. Follow Jeff on Twitter
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