Newt Gingrich

Newton Leroy Gingrich (born June 17, 1943) is an American politician who is best known as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 1995 he was named Time Magazine's Man of the Year.

Post-speakership career

Gingrich was regularly mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in the 2000 Presidential election.

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He has since remained involved in national politics and public policy debate. He is a senior fellow at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, focusing on health care (he has founded the Center for Health Transformation), information technology, the military, and politics. He sometimes serves as a commentator, guest or panel member on television news shows. He is listed as a "contributor" by Fox News Channel, and frequently appears as a guest on the channel; he has also hosted occasional specials for FNC.

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Think tank - American Enterprise Institute - Health care - Center for Health Transformation - Information technology - Military - Politics - Fox News Channel

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Since the release of in January 2005, Gingrich has often been mentioned as a Presidential contender for 2008. He has made several trips to Iowa and New Hampshire to discuss his book and on August 16, 2005, David Yepsen wrote in the Des Moines Register that Gingrich was "setting a high standard for what other GOP candidates need to be talking about - and doing - if they want to win here."

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In 2005, Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista made a donation, through the Gingrich Foundation, of $25,000 to Luther College to establish the Gingrich Scholarship that provides annual scholarships to instrumental music majors studying piano, organ or wind instruments. (Gingrich's wife, the former Callista Bisek, is an alumna of Luther College.)

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Gingrich Foundation - Luther College - Gingrich Scholarship

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In May 2005, he raised eyebrows when he announced that he was collaborating with Hillary Clinton on a new health-care bill.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/11/AR2005051101846.htmlhttp://www.showmenews.com/2005/May/20050513News021.asp

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In September 2, 2005, in response to slow federal action in the face of Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Gingrich said, "If we can't respond faster than this to an event we saw coming across the Gulf for days, then why do we think we're prepared to respond to a nuclear or biological attack?"http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/02/bush.katrina.ap/

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Hurricane Katrina - New Orleans

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