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Newt Gingrich charging back into political fray he once ruled.
Byline: Dick Polman
PHILADELPHIA _ Hey, remember Newt Gingrich? Big ego, big thinker? Loquacious provocateur who rose to fame in `94 as congressional leader of the conservative "revolution," only to flame out in `98? Worked to impeach President Clinton for lying about sex, at a time when he himself was unfaithful to his second wife?
Yes, sometimes it seems like Gingrich is so five years ago. The former House speaker has been doing penance in the wilderness ever since, toiling at a think tank and hiring himself out as a management consultant _ standard behavior for a Washington bull who has been put out to pasture.
But now at age 60 he's charging back, snorting from both nostrils, just like the old days. He's reviving a time-honored Republican tradition _ beating up on the State Department _ and retooling it for the age of terrorism. And judging by the latest shrieks from his enemies, it's clear that he can still draw blood.
In the words of Jack Pitney, a former national GOP official and Capitol Hill aide, "He's trying to stir the pot and get back into the game. He wants to become a Washington `wise man,' a big-picture guy that young conservatives will consult in the future. ...
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- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire April 24, 2003 700+ words
...congressman Newt Gingrich, already under...attack on the US State Department this week...newspaper, a senior State Department official labelled Gingrich "an idiot...On Tuesday, Gingrich slammed the State Department for "ineffective...
- Top US State department official calls Gingrich an "idiot".
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire April 24, 2003 700+ words
...France Presse) A top US State Department official called former...Pentagon adviser Newt Gingrich an "idiot" in an...Publico daily. "What Gingrich says does not interest...that," she added. Gingrich called on Tuesday for dramatic change at the State Department, which he ...
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- Magazine article from: Washington Monthly September 1, 2003 700+ words
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 2, 2003 700+ words
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- Iraqis Blame U.S. Forces for Explosion in Baghdad; Gingrich Takes Aim at State...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 2, 2003 700+ words
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- Interview With Richard Holbrooke, Newt Gingrich.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire July 6, 2003 700+ words
...whether the State Department is a help...House Newt Gingrich, a Fox News...and Speaker Gingrich disagree...nature of the State Department. The speaker...when Newt Gingrich was speaker...cuts in the State Department which undermined...
- Current, former US diplomats fire back at Gingrich criticism of State Dept.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire April 23, 2003 700+ words
...leveled at the State Department this week...congressman Newt Gingrich. Secretary...blasting Gingrich for an assault...claim that the State Department had been saved...Tuesday, Gingrich slammed the State Department for "ineffective...
- US conservatives assail State Department as policy battle rages.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire April 22, 2003 700+ words
...Institute, Gingrich slammed the State Department for "ineffective...said the State Department acted "time...Although Gingrich and Menges...North Korea. Gingrich, however...suggesting that the State Department was not only...
- Republican Newt Gingrich Jumps into Spotlight, Hawking Books, Talking Policy.
- Newspaper article from: The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) August 29, 2003 700+ words
...the party are warily eyeing Gingrich, a conservative who became...Some observers suggest that Gingrich, who is said to be close...health care system and the State Department, to tackle defense issues...secretary," says Rick Tyler, Gingrich's spokesman. "He will...
- Interview With Newt Gingrich.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire August 20, 2003 700+ words
...terrorism to come into it? GINGRICH: Look, I said all...immediately undercut by a State Department spokesman here in Washington...the accountability? GINGRICH: Look, Alan, the...You criticized the State Department a moment ago. You say they're culpable. GINGRICH: Well, I ...
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