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Graham was elected to the House in 1994, one of 32 Republican candidates who signed on to Newt Gingrich's Contract with America. A former Air Force lawyer, Graham drew national attention in 1998 as one of the managers of the House's impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Still, in 2000, he bucked the GOP establishment's pick of George W. Bush and backed McCain in the Palmetto State primary. After Graham won his Senate seat in 2002, he and McCain became close. The Arizona senator, 73, often says Graham, 54, is like a son to him, and perhaps...
...Newt Gingrich, author of the Contract with America, says the GOP must transform itself from the Party of No to the Party of Alternatives. Cantor's group has a long way to go - like finding actual solutions - but his is at least a first step in finding some common ground for the party. "We really have to regain the image of being an inclusive party and tolerant of a lot of debate," Cantor says. "So I will continue to reach out and to work to develop policies that reflect a vision that can appeal to people on the right...
...Holy Book of Partisan Grievance, that august tome through which, with every new controversy, culture warriors feverishly flip for examples of the other side's hypocrisy. You wanted Imus fired for what he said! Well, you defended Limbaugh for his drug use! What about Bill Clinton! What about Newt Gingrich! Dan Rather! Mel Gibson! On and on, back through time, like warring ethnic clans tracing the righteousness of their spite to payback for the reprisal for an atrocity in the 13th century...
...About everything? Or about Twitter? About people. I'm sure plenty of them care too, but I just really care, which has always made me insanely good at customer service. I was that guy. In social media, there's no filter. When you say, "Hey, Newt Gingrich!" and he doesn't answer, you know that it's him not answering. I answer every e-mail. I'm probably about 2,800 behind right now, but that's not that bad considering I get over...
...Honorable Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, outlined a five-step plan to consolidate the United States’ prominent position in a changing geopolitical landscape to a packed Institute of Politics forum last night at an event entitled “A Tripartisan Majority for Real Change...