WASHINGTON (AP) — A 28-minute political ad offers a candidate something sound bites can never capture – a chance to explore a subject in depth. But in the case of Newt Gingrich’s unusual extended commercial on American energy policy, it just means more time for mistakes. In the ad, Gingrich offers a pain-free prescription for [...]
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Jan 25
Santorum warns of Newt’s liabilities (Politico)
LADY LAKE, Fla. ? Rick Santorum warned Monday that if Newt Gingrich becomes the Republican nominee, voters will be too focused on his liabilities to see the president?s. ?We want to make this race about one thing. About Barack Obama and his record,? Santorum told about 200 voters inside an American Legion hall here. ?If [...]
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The return of Bad Newt (Politico)
WEST DES MOINES – Bad Newt?s coming back. The all-too-familiar character from the 1990s has only peeked out in public a handful of times so far. But already, Newt Gingrich ? flush with pride over new polls showing his left-for-dead candidacy now leading the pack ? is letting his healthy ego roam free again, littering [...]
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