Topic: Newt Gingrich

Gingrich, Romney barnstorm New Hampshire

Republican presidential frontrunners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney barnstormed high-stakes New Hampshire, with Gingrich vowing to roll back President Barack Obama's "radical socialism" and Romney warning against "a path to make us more like Europe."The two candidates spent a cold, sleet-filled day ...

Gingrich's nods to history don't impress scholars

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - "I'm speaking as a historian."It's a common refrain in Newt Gingrich's speeches, a not-so-subtle reminder of the image he seeks to build as a Republican presidential candidate: that of a serious thinker whose opinions are rooted in ...

Romney blasts Obama, Gingrich courts Iowa

Republican White House hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, running neck and neck in national polls, scoured key early-voting states for support Tuesday in a pre-Christmas rush of politicking.Romney, looking for a crushing victory in New Hampshire's January 10 primary, was to ...
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich trumpeted the endorsement of an influential archconservative leader on Tuesday, but he also scored the backing of a pro-adultery website.The site -- www.ashleymadison.com, which dubs itself "the most recognized name in infidelity" -- announced its support for ...

Gingrich fades in Iowa and nationally

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) - Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich's status as the front runner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination is fading after weeks of attacks by rivals and intense media scrutiny of his political record and personality.Gingrich acknowledged that ...
A new poll has Mitt Romney edging out Newt Gingrich as the most trusted GOP presidential candidate on gay marriageA new poll has Mitt Romney edging out Newt Gingrich as the most trusted GOP presidential candidate on gay marriage. According to the ...

Romney sees long, bitter nominating fight ahead

Mitt Romney geared up Monday for a long and bitter fight for the Republican presidential nomination even as he attacked current frontrunner Newt Gingrich as "unreliable" and "zany."With the first Republican nominating contest a little over two weeks away in Iowa, Romney ...

Key Iowa paper backs Romney for president

DES MOINES (Reuters) - The main newspaper in Iowa, the Des Moines Register, Saturday endorsed Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential race, less than three weeks before the state holds the first nominating contest for the 2012 election on January 3.The newspaper ...

Gingrich newcomer team takes on Romney stronghold

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters)- As he surged from also-ran to a front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich put a 29-year-old newcomer in charge of his New Hampshire campaign.It was October 21, when the former House of Representatives ...

Romney raises doubts about Gingrich in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney sought to create doubts about rival Newt Gingrich among South Carolina conservatives on Saturday by criticizing his high-paid work for mortgage giant Freddie Mac.Romney, on a two-day tour of South Carolina ...
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