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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 5/19/2009
Gingrich Joins Cantor’s Effort To Remake GOP
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Newt Gingrich has jumped aboard with Eric Cantor 's new effort to remake the GOP for the future, a Cantor spokesperson confirms.
huffingtonpost.com - 5/19/2009
Uighurs Fire Back At Gingrich From Gitmo: "Why Does He Hate Us So Much?"
— huffingtonpost.com — Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs, detained for more than six years and counting at the American prison... at Guantanamo Bay, are firing back at Newt Gingrich, who has accused them of terrorist ties and says that releasing them into the United States ... (more) Uighurs Fire Back At Gingrich From Gitmo: "Why Does He ...

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mediamatters.org - 5/19/2009
Eric Boehlert: Who cares what Newt Gingrich thinks?
— mediamatters.org — Newt Gingrich made headlines late last week during an interview with ABC News when he unloaded on... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding the unfolding Beltway process gotcha story about what she knew about the use of torture seven years ago. Gingrich ... (more) Eric Boehlert: Who cares what Newt Gingrich thinks?

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rollcall.com - 5/13/2009
Cantor’s Fine Line
— rollcall.com — As believers in a strong two-party system, we support Republican efforts to “rebrand,” “reach out” to the... public and develop new ideas. But political work, such as that being done by the National Council for a New America created by House Minority ... (more) Cantor’s Fine Line

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Gingrich Joins Cantor’s Effort To Remake GOP
The Political Carnival — Meet the new boss... Newt Gingrich has joined Eric Cantor’s new effort to remake the GOP for the future, a Cantor spokesperson confirms. “Speaker Gingrich will be joining the National Council for a New America as one of the members of our national panel of experts,” Cantor spokesperson Joe Pounder tells me, confirming a Chris Cillizza item based on anonymous sources. (snip) Cantor’s group has taken some hits from Mike Huckabee and other conservatives who argue that the group has ...

DNC: If Steele Wants To Not Look Backward, He'll Disown Cheney, Gingrich And Limbaugh
TPM Election Central — ... Late Update: Speak of the Devil, Newt Gingrich is now joining the GOP's rebranding effort, the National Council for a New America. ...

A Brand Newt Party
Talking Points Memo — ... in which he said, "No more looking in the rearview mirror," House Minority Leader Eric Cantor's office confirms that Newt Gingrich is joining Cantor's effort to remake the GOP. ...

Newt Gingrich, the face of the "new" GOP
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Late Night: Where Have You Gone, Joe Shlabotnik? A Lonely GOP Turns Its Eyes to You
Firedoglake — ... Newt Gingrich's ideas are intriguing to the Republican Party, and they would like to subscribe to his newsletter. ...

Another Dinosaur Joins The Pack
Daily Kos — ... party by uniting mostly worn out, angry white men, has added another name to their all-star lineup; Newt Gingrich. And you can't get much angrier or whiter than Newt. According to a NCNA spokesman: ...

You Can't Keep Newt Gingrich Down
TPM Election Central — ... for his views on the issues -- its full heading is "The Office of Speaker Newt Gingrich," a decade after he left an office he held for four years. He's also become an expert adviser with House Minority Whip Eric Cantor's National Council for a New America, which is widely seen as a GOP rebranding effort. ...

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