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Gingrich Calls Child Labor Laws 'Stupid'

Says poor students could work as janitors

(Newser) - First, Newt Gingrich wanted Occupy protesters to "get a job." Now he says teenagers should do the same, even if it means discarding child labor laws, the Los Angeles Times reports. In a speech at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government on Friday, the presidential candidate said he...

How to Win Iowa: Stay Away

Best poll numbers go to candidates who meet voters least often

(Newser) - The candidates leading the pack in Iowa and New Hampshire have an unusual strategy: they’re hardly visiting either state. Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain are topping early state polls, yet they’ve been more focused on their book tours than dropping in. Mitt Romney has spent a miniscule amount...

Gingrich: Super Committee Failure 'Good for America'

Liberal bloggers pretty happy about it, too

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich certainly isn’t mourning the super committee’s super failure , calling it “good for America” this morning, Politico reports. Gingrich, a longtime critic of the panel, said the “gridlock” in Washington is “partly the president's fault, it's partly the Congress' fault, but it'...

Gingrich on Top in New Poll
 Gingrich on Top in New Poll 

Gingrich on Top in New Poll

He's in a dead heat with Romney, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich is getting his turn on the merry-go-round that has been the top spot in Republican primary polling. A new USA Today / Gallup poll has Gingrich on top among registered Republican voters with 22%, though that’s just a hair ahead of Mitt Romney’s 21% and within...

Newt to Wall Street Protesters: Take a Bath, Get a Job

Gingrich is feeling cocky as polls surge

(Newser) - No question where Newt Gingrich stands on the Occupy Wall Street movement. "All the Occupy movement starts with the premise that we all owe them everything," he complained at the weekend GOP forum in Iowa . "That is a pretty good symptom of how much the left has...

Weekly Standard Likes Newt Gingrich's Chances

Cover story says he could take nomination and beat Obama

(Newser) - Look out, Mitt. The conservative Weekly Standard thinks Newt Gingrich has a legit shot at being the nominee. In the new cover story , Fred Barnes writes that GOP voters are so "obsessed" with defeating President Obama they'd be willing to overlook Gingrich's "past sins," including...

Gingrich: Don't Compare My Affair to Bill Clinton's

Candidate's website takes on some of the seedier knocks against him

(Newser) - Another sign that he is indeed a contender in the world of modern politics: Newt Gingrich's website has added a page intended to act as a sort of scandal deflector, notes Politico . It takes on some of the common "attacks" being leveled against him, including those under a...

Newt Gingrich Catches Up to Mitt Romney in Latest New Hampshire Poll
 Newt Surges  
 in Romney Land: 
 New Hampshire 
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Newt Surges in Romney Land: New Hampshire

Gingrich is statistically tied for first in new poll

(Newser) - The Newt Gingrich comeback train just keeps on rolling: He’s now just 2 points behind Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, with 27% to Romney’s 29%, according to the latest poll from the New Hampshire Journal . That's within the poll’s margin of error, and well ahead of...

Health-Care Firms Paid Gingrich's Think Tank $37M

...and some of its policy advice echoed ObamaCare

(Newser) - More consulting trouble for Newt. Since 2003, a Gingrich-founded think tank has pulled in at least $37 million from the health-care industry—and has called for an insurance mandate reminiscent of President Obama’s. Wellpoint, Blue Cross Blue Shield, AstraZeneca, and other members of the Center for Health Transformation paid...

Newt Gingrich's Freddie Mac Deal Epitomizes Washington Slime | Timothy Egan
Newt's Freddie Deal:
the Epitome of DC Slime
OPINION

Newt's Freddie Deal: the Epitome of DC Slime

This was classic influence peddling, writes Timothy Egan

(Newser) - You can laugh off Newt Gingrich’s giant Tiffany’s account , or even his marital merry-go-round . But his cozy relationship with Freddie Mac “encapsulates why Washington is broken and how the powerful protect and enrich themselves, unanchored to basic principles,” writes Timothy Egan in the New York Times...

Freddie Mac Paid Gingrich $1.6M

But only for his 'strategic advice'

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich raked in somewhere between $1.6 million and $1.8 million over the course of an eight-year span consulting for Freddie Mac, sources tell Bloomberg —a far cry from the $300,000 he was asked about in last week’s CNBC debate. His main contact was the...

Cain's Poll Numbers Head South

Meanwhile, Gingrich surging, Ron Paul suddenly strong

(Newser) - For the most part, people who liked Herman Cain before his sexual harassment scandal still like him—but they’re pretty much the only ones. According to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, Cain’s unfavorability rating has shot up 17 points, with 44% of the public viewing him negatively...

One More Time: Republicans Debate Again
 Romney: Obama Win 
 Means Nukes for Iran 
GOP DEBATE

Romney: Obama Win Means Nukes for Iran

Perry doesn't stumble, pokes fun at his previous gaffe

(Newser) - Unsparing in their criticism of President Obama, Republican presidential hopefuls also disagreed among themselves tonight on Afghanistan, waterboarding, and Iran. Some debate highlights:
  • Mitt Romney: "If we re-elect Barack Obama, Iran will have a nuclear weapon. And if you elect Mitt Romney, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.
...

Now Who's No. 2, All by Himself?

As GOP contenders stumble, Newt Gingrich is gaining traction

(Newser) - Is Newt Gingrich finally winning over the GOP base, or is he just the latest not-Mitt-Romney? Despite early gaffes ( big debts at Tiffany's , paid-for Twitter followers ) that sent his support plummeting, created money problems , and caused staff members to resign en masse, Gingrich has not only stuck...

Election 2012: New Poll Shows Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney Tied for Second Behind a Damaged Herman Cain
 Gingrich, Romney 
 Tied for Second 
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Gingrich, Romney Tied for Second

Behind a damaged Herman Cain, according to new poll

(Newser) - Don’t look now, but Newt Gingrich appears to have crawled his way into the top tier of the GOP presidential field. A new CBS News poll has Gingrich tied with Mitt Romney for second place, at 15% each. Ahead of both is Herman Cain with 18%, but the poll...

Rick Perry, Herman Cain, and Others Losers in CNBC Debate
 So, Who Else Lost the Debate? 
GOP Debate Roundup

So, Who Else Lost the Debate?

Because Rick Perry obviously did

(Newser) - The moment that will live in infamy from last night’s debate , the gaffe that overshadowed everything else, was Rick Perry’s utter meltdown as he forgot one of the agencies he himself wanted to eliminate. But there were other people onstage, and here’s how people are grading them...

'Oops': Perry Forgets Name of Agency He'd Abolish

He fumbles badly; Cain allegations get barely a mention

(Newser) - The GOP candidates debated again tonight, with a wonky focus almost exclusively on the economy, reports AP . Despite all the policy talk, though, it's a safe bet that a big story line will be a doozy of a blooper by Rick Perry: He promised to abolish three federal agencies—...

Who Will Survive Tonight's GOP Debate?

Stakes are high for everyone except Mitt Romney, maybe Ron Paul

(Newser) - With Iowa just two months away, the stakes are high for tonight’s GOP debate. Politico describes it as an “elimination round,” with everyone except Mitt Romney—and maybe the seemingly immovable Ron Paul—“one misstep away from political death." Here’s what to watch for:...

Herman Cain Punts Debate Question on Medicare to Newt Gingrich



 Cain Punts 
 Health Care 
 Question to 
 Gingrich 
PLUS, OBAMA=MADOFF

Cain Punts Health Care Question to Gingrich

Looks unsure of himself on Medicare policy

(Newser) - Either Herman Cain is quite the gentleman, or he was stumped during his under-the-radar debate with Newt Gingrich this weekend. Posed a question on Medicare policy specifics—whether he preferred “premium support” or a “defined benefit plan”— Mediaite notes that Cain repeated the question, rubbed his hands,...

Election 2012: Republican Slate Should Have GOP Panicking, Writes Matt Latimer

 Dear GOP: 
 It's Time to Panic 
OPINION

Dear GOP: It's Time to Panic

GOP field can't beat struggling Obama: Matt Latimer

(Newser) - On the surface, things aren’t looking good for President Obama—but if Republicans want to beat him, they’ll need a viable candidate. And that’s something they don’t appear to have, writes Matt Latimer for the Daily Beast . Instead, they’ve got battered Herman Cain, who’s...

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