Articles by Newt Gingrich
President Obama thought he was being clever in the conclusion of his address to the nation Sunday night, which he delivered just before heading to the Kennedy Center Honors. After 13 minutes spent reiterating the same failed approach, the president called on Congress to pass an authorization to use military force against Islamic State. "For over a year," he said, "I have ordered our military to take thousands of airstrikes against ISIL targets. I think it's time for Congress to vote to demonstrate that the American people are united, and committed, to this fight."
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December 8, 2015
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Will gun free zones protect our children from ISIS? To even ask this question, in the wake of events in Paris and San Bernardino, is absurd.
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December 3, 2015
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Weeks after the Paris terror attacks that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more, world leaders have converged on the French capital to discuss what they call the most urgent challenge facing the planet, a crisis that threatens to spread death and destruction across the globe: an increase in global average temperatures of two degrees by the end of the 21st century.
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December 1, 2015
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"Apparently, they're scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America as part of our tradition of compassion." That was President Obama speaking in the Philippines this week, criticizing Republican presidential candidates for their concerns about the program resettling Syrian refugees in the United States.
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November 24, 2015
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I argued in my column earlier this week that we are engaged in a real war that will almost certainly be a long war as well. The war is worldwide and its center of gravity is the internet and other forms of communication. "A third world war" is how King Abdullah of Jordan described it.
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November 19, 2015
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Friday night's attack in Paris was another reminder that we are in a real war. It is vital that we understand what the real war is and who the real enemy is.
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November 17, 2015
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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus showed real leadership after the CNBC debate last month when he announced the party was putting NBC's future debates under review.
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November 12, 2015
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The next time someone asks you why we celebrate Veterans Day, remind them that a nation that does not honor its veterans may not have its freedom for very long.
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November 10, 2015
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At least since the election of Barack Obama in 2008, Republicans have been hearing that their party is on the verge of extinction. The only thing the media pundits haven't seemed able to agree on is what will be the cause of death.
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November 5, 2015
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Callista and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Sen. Fred Thompson. Our hearts go out to his wife, Jeri, and their family. Fred was much more than a U.S. senator.
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November 4, 2015
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Thursday night's presidential debate on CNBC may go down in history as a major turning point in candidate-news media relations.
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October 29, 2015
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Bill Clinton is famous for his power of empathy--his ability to make voters think he can "feel their pain," as he put it when running for president in 1992. Twenty-three years later, Hillary Clinton wants voters to think she feels their pain, too.
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October 27, 2015
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For people who say there is nothing left for the public to learn about Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails or her actions surrounding the Benghazi terror attacks, Democrats on the House select committee spent an awful lot of time Thursday attacking colleagues who asked reasonable questions. And Mrs. Clinton spent an awful lot of time filibustering to run out the clock.
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October 23, 2015
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Jeb Bush and Donald Trump are having the wrong debate.
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October 20, 2015
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Many observers in the political-news media establishment thought Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a winning performance at Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate.
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October 15, 2015
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Back in June 2013, when Pete Earley, Joe Desantis and I began considering writing a novel about terrorism and a presidential campaign, we could not have imagined how much fact and fiction would blend together.
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October 13, 2015
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Kevin McCarthy's decision to withdraw from the race for speaker temporarily throws the House Republicans into chaos.
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October 8, 2015
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If I were in the House of Representatives today, I would support Kevin McCarthy for speaker. My choice would not be a close call.
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October 6, 2015
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Newsvesting is a term you are going to hear a lot about.
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October 1, 2015
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Hardline conservative House members finally made life sufficiently unpleasant for Speaker John Boehner that retirement was a practical alternative.
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September 29, 2015
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