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Published: 03/9/11

Gingrich: Love of Country Contributed to Affair

By  not in system - AOL News
Gingrich: Love of Country Contributed to Affair

ATLANTA -- Newt Gingrich says his passion for his country contributed to his marital infidelity. In an interview posted Wednesday by The Christian Broadcasting Network, Gingrich - who recently converted to Catholicism - said he had sought God's forgiveness for mistakes in his past. "There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate," Gingrich said. "What I can tell you is that when I did things that were wrong, I wasn't trapped in situation ethics, I was ...

Published: 03/3/11

Newt Gingrich Poised to Run: Why the 1990s GOP Icon Struggles for Respect

By  Walter Shapiro - Politics Daily
Newt Gingrich Poised to Run: Why the 1990s GOP Icon Struggles for Respect

Newt Gingrich moved toward launching his first presidential campaign with all the grace of a suitcase falling down a flight of stairs. It all began with conflicting signals from aides about what Gingrich actually would be announcing Thursday in Atlanta (correct answer: A website called "NewtExplore2012"). Then, in an odd one-question press conference, Gingrich proposed a Tenth Amendment Implementation Act (a vague project to return federal responsibilities to the states) while he simultaneously unveiled the exploratory White House candidacy. Finally, there was the embarrassing glitch when a ...

Published: 02/13/11

Would Women Support Newt Gingrich for President?

By  Jill Lawrence - Politics Daily
Would Women Support Newt Gingrich for President?

It's November 2012 and voters have a choice between President Barack Obama and former Speaker Newt Gingrich. Given the gulf between their personal lives, what's a social conservative to do? More to the point, what would moderate and independent women do? Stop, you say, Gingrich may not run for the Republican nomination and even if he does, chances are he won't win it. But Gingrich says he'll decide by the end of the month whether to set up an "exploratory committee" to raise money. The recent performances by a parade of prospects at the Conservative Political Action Conference make clear both ...

Published: 08/11/10

Newt Gingrich's Skeletons: His Past Wives

By  Sarah Wildman - Politics Daily
Newt Gingrich's Skeletons: His Past Wives

Newt Gingrich is a phoenix. He's risen again and again from political ashes and appears to be ascendant once more. Rumored to be running for president in 2012, Gingrich is an icon in the Republican Party, an eminence grise at a time of lost leadership. His fall from grace in the late 1990s seems a blip, rather than a political ending. Thus the cover story in Esquire Magazine, September issue, written by John H. Richardson. If anyone knows something about Newt Gingrich, it is his former wife, Marianne, and Richardson scored an interview with her. She is someone with a bone to pick, one that ...

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