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Republicans to try some Newt tactics

Posted on August 07, 2008

By Kate Sheppard One might recall that Newt Gingrich resigned his seat in Congress in 1998. But he was back on the Hill yesterday to join the House GOP sit-in, and now he's threatening that the Republicans will shut down government if they don't get a separate vote on offshore drilling. Perhaps he hasn't gotten the message yet that he is no longer an elected official. Are [Democrats] really prepared to close the government in order to stop drilling? Gingrich asked. Because I think the country will find that to be a suicidal strategy. Gingrich, who has in the past described himsel...

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