John King: Question to Newt Gingrich out-of-bounds?
Washington T
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich slammed John King for opening the Republican presidential debate with a question concerning his ex-wife. (Jan. 19) (/Courtesy of CNN) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, Depending on your point of view, this is either really uncomfortable to watch or a damn right laugh riot! Last night, during the [...]
Read MoreSouth Carolina Republican debate: January 19 as it happpened
Telegraph.co
By Maggie Astor: Subscribe to Maggie's RSS feed In case you missed the Republican presidential debate in Charleston, SC, Thursday night, here are the highlights, from Newt Gingrich's opening tirade against moderator John King of CNN to Ron Paul's In a sign of just how dramatically public opinion has swung against the Internet anti-piracy legislation [...]
Read MoreNewt Gingrich launches tirade over marriage at South Carolina debate
The Guardian
Enlarge image Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop at the Low Country Sportsmen BBQ for Newt event in Walterboro, South Carolina on Jan. 19, 2012. CHARLESTON, S.C. — Newt Gingrich, seeking to maintain his momentum, tapped back into the deep reservoir [...]
Read MoreRick Santorum takes an ax to one-time ally Newt Gingrich
Washington P
Rick Perry drops out, endorses Newt Gingrich. APA diagnostic changes "would put an end to the autism epidemic." Ron Paul misses pro-life forum in order to vote down debt ceiling increase. FBI shuts down Megaupload. New Gingrich is in no position to talk about family values or ethics, says Mike Lupica. I t is not [...]
Read MoreRick Santorum takes an ax to one-time ally Newt Gingrich
Washington P
New Gingrich is in no position to talk about family values or ethics, says Mike Lupica. I t is not so much that Newt Gingrich, one of the great phonies in the history of presidential politics, acts as if he is smarter than everybody else. CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Ron Paul campaign put out a [...]
Read MoreMarianne Gingrich, Newt's ex-wife, says he wanted 'open marriage'
Washington P
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in 1999 asked his second wife for an “open marriage” or a divorce at the same time he was giving speeches around the country on family and religious values, his former wife, Marianne, told The Washington Post on ABC News is out with this preview and some excerpts from its hotly [...]
Read MoreNewt Gingrich asked for 'open marriage,' former wife says
Boston.com
No other Republican candidate expresses visceral, full-bodied disgust with President Obama quite like Newt Gingrich does. Otherwise Paul is no more legit than Rick Perry, who calls himself conservative after a career of crony capitalism, or Newt Gingrich, who calls himself conservative while he takes big dough from Freddie Mac and then lies about it, [...]
Read MoreRick Perry drops his presidential bid
CBS News
Key conservatives have abandoned the Texas governor and are urging him to quit the GOP race, reports Patricia Murphy. CNN political analyst Paul Steinhauser is reporting that Texas Governor Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid for the GOP nomination Thursday afternoon, ahead of the South Carolina debate later Thursday Key [...]
Read MoreUS rejects Keystone XL Canada oil sands pipeline
BBC News
Keystone XL pipeline: Obama rejects controversial project • Tougher 30% emissions cut would be cheaper than expected: report • Shale oil and gas 'will make US self-sufficient' • David Attenborough urges business to protect nature from population boom Oklahomans reacted Wednesday to the Obama administration's decision not to grant a permit for the proposed Keystone [...]
Read More'Right to work' opponents urge a public vote
Indianapolis
Indiana's House of Representatives are set to decide whether voters should make the call on contentious right-to-work legislation. John Nicols traces the origins of right-to-work legislation to the Jim Crow era, when Southern states acted to prevent unions from fighting against segregation. When the Congress of Industrial Organizations launched If won, the vote will make [...]
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