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“Have you heard a single national figure tell you all of the crises of the recent past are not economic, they're cultural?”

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Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia and the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1995 to 1999. He is recognized for his conservative political stance and his leadership in the Republican Revolution of 1994. more

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