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A former Georgia congressman, Gingrich served as speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He is now an author and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a frequent commentator on the Fox News Channel.
Recent statements involving Newt Gingrich
"Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama."
In every committee when the health care bill was considered, Democrats voted against an amendment that would require members of Congress and their staff to take the government-run public option as their health care plan.
Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups."
On calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist.
Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law."
Recent stories featuring Newt Gingrich
We check Newt Gingrich's claim on Obama's poll standings and find the former House speaker is right that only two presidents had lower approval ratings.
Newt flips after his Twitter message draws fire:
The former House speaker earns a Full Flop for his tweet on the Supreme Court nominee.
Playing the blame game on torture:
We examine claims by Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi on the controversy over torture.
Sorting out the truth on 'aggressive interrogation':
We examine whether Sen. Lindsey Graham is right about the Geneva Conventions and alleged terrorists, and whether Newt Gingirch flip-flopped on the issue.
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