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Gingrich Offers To Be Rep.-Elect Cao’s Liaison To The African-American Community
thinkprogress.org - 12/12/2008
Gingrich Offers To Be Rep.-Elect Cao’s Liaison To The African-American Community
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Earlier this week, the Times-Picayune profiled the district’s new congressman Joseph Cao (R-LA), who beat out the indicted Democratic incumbent William Jefferson . As the first Vietnamese-American in Congress — and the only non-Hispanic minority in the GOP caucus — Cao is ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/16/2008
Gingrich Rips RNC For Its Blagojevich Attacks
— huffingtonpost.com — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich sent a rather scathing letter to Mike Duncan on Tuesday, accusing the... RNC chairman of engaging in "a destructive distraction" by attempting to tie Barack Obama to Rod Blagojevich. In particular, Gingrich hit the RNC ... (more) Gingrich Rips RNC For Its Blagojevich Attacks

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politico.com - 12/8/2008
Gingrich on Hertzberg: ‘a total jerk’
— politico.com — Last Thursday on“The O’Reilly Factor," comments made by Newt Gingrich a month earlier on the show, fueled... a battle between host Bill O’Reilly and New Yorker writer Hendrik Hertzberg, who'd penned a column referencing them.  ... (more) Gingrich on Hertzberg: ‘a total jerk’

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politico.com - 12/8/2008
Hertzberg on O'Reilly segment: 'outright lie'
— politico.com — New Yorker writer Hendrik Hertzberg told Politico that he had never been invited to appear on “The... O’Reilly Factor,” as host Bill O’Reilly said last night on-air. “That’s an outright lie,” Hertzberg said. ... (more) Hertzberg on O'Reilly segment: 'outright lie'

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Newt is the New Black
Talking Points Memo — ... Too funny. The former Speaker offers to be a liaison to the African-American community for the Republican who knocked off Rep. Bill Jefferson (D-LA). ...

Newt Gingrich, bringing people together
Political Animal — NEWT GINGRICH, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.... Rep.-elect Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-La.) managed to get elected thanks to the cash in William Jefferson's freezer. Given the Democrats' overwhelming advantage in the district, Cao will have a lot of work to do if he plans to get re-elected in two years. As Amanda Terkel noted , the Republican establishment completely ignored Cao during the election, assuming he'd lose. But now that he's eked out a victory, Cao is a party hero. Indeed, GOP leaders are rushing to embrace him. Perhaps the most entertaining outreach comes by way of ...

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