A Look at Newt Gingrich's Career

Newt Gingrich Republican Revolution Contract with America Bill Clinton Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Never Forgets
Speaker Gingrich and Senator Bob Dole pose with Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant in front of the Capitol. In 1995, the "Republican Revolution" was at war with President Bill Clinton over budget cuts, and Gingrich twice shut down portions of the federal government.

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