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Esquire: Newt Gingrich: The Indispensable Republican
This is an old but informative article, and it's been updated.
Newt Gingrich: The Indispensable Republican
In the twelve years since he resigned in defeat and disgrace, he has been carefully plotting his return to power. As 2012 approaches, he has raised as much money as all of his potential rivals combined and sits atop the polls for the Republican presidential nomination. But just who is Newton Leroy Gingrich, really? An epic and bizarre story of American power in an unsettled age.
By John H. Richardson
Read it here:
http://www.esquire.com/features/newt-gingrich-0910?src=soc_fcbks