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Published: 10/1/09

Newt Gingrich Group Honors, Shakes Down, Then (Ooops!) Disinvites Strip Club Owner

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
Newt Gingrich Group Honors, Shakes Down, Then (Ooops!) Disinvites Strip Club Owner

When Dallas "gentlemen's club" owner Dawn Rizos learned that a group led by Newt Gingrich picked her as a 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year, she was "very honored." Now, she's very disappointed. The former House Speaker's American Solutions for Winning the Future told her Tuesday it has rescinded the award, saying it had made a mistake. "We were very honored to receive this award and it's really kind of rude for them to change their minds at the last minute," said Rizos, owner of The Lodge, which bills itself as "the #1 Gentlemen's Club in America." On September 2, Rizos received a fax from ...

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