mediamatters.org - 5/20/2009
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In recent months, media figures and
reports have frequently labeled Fox News contributor and former House Speaker
Newt Gingrich the Republican Party's "ideas man" and suggested that his ideas will rejuvenate the
GOP. For instance, a March 1 New York Times
Magazine feature asserted that ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 5/18/2009
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As Nancy Pelosi continues to
face a firestorm over what she may have known...
about aggressive government interrogation techniques, and when, a new survey has more unpleasant news for the House Speaker. Nearly half of all ...
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CNN Poll: Pelosi facing Gingrich-like approval ratings
huffingtonpost.com - 5/19/2009
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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 ...
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Uighurs Fire Back At Gingrich From Gitmo: "Why Does He ...
mediamatters.org - 5/19/2009
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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 ...
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Eric Boehlert: Who cares what Newt Gingrich thinks?
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If It's Tuesday Wednesday, It's Boehlert!
Shakesville —
... you don't think the press' treatment of Gingrich is bizarre, then please point out the prominent Democrat who was driven from office during the 1990s, suffers from dreadful public approval numbers, has no actual base of political support, hasn't been elected to office in more than a decade, hasn't had his hands on the levers of powers since before the iPod was invented, and yet is treated like a Beltway big shot. Who is the wildly partisan '90s Democrat who spits out falsehoods with stunning regularity, wallows in sophomoric name-calling, and yet the press corps obediently ...
There Is No Climategate
The Mahablog —
... As you know, when it comes to facts righties operate with the mother of all double standards. A rightie can pull completely fabricated “facts” out of his (and ...
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