SHANNON MCCAFFREY

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Gingrich donor is casino mogul, Israeli hardliner

He's an ardent supporter of Israel. A megabillionaire casino mogul whose Las Vegas Sands Corp. is under federal investigation. And the self-proclaimed "richest Jew in the world."

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SC official to investigate bogus campaign emails

A South Carolina prosecutor says officials will launch an investigation into fake emails aimed at Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign.

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Gingrich says $1.65M contract wasn't for lobbying

Newt Gingrich says he never lobbied for Freddie Mac even though he was a consultant to the government-backed mortgage company's chief lobbyist.

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Romney hunted moose — no elk, no varmints

Mitt Romney confused moose with elk as he described his last hunting trip.

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Romney: Scrap campaign finance laws

Mitt Romney says he'd like to scrap campaign finance laws that have given rise to a war of independent attack ads from political action committees. Romney said he'd instead like to allow candidates to accept unlimited donations and take responsibility for their own words.

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Gingrich defends remarks on the poor, food stamps

Newt Gingrich is refusing to back down from comments he made about the poor.

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Perry defends states' rights

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is blasting the Obama administration for intruding on states' rights.

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In SC Gingrich, Perry continue Bain Capital attack

Republican presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry are continuing to attack front-runner Mitt Romney for his time leading Bain Capital.

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For Gingrich, attacks on Romney come with a risk

Mitt Romney is a timid Massachusetts moderate, a flip-flopper on abortion and gun rights. As governor, he raised taxes and even tried to hike fees on the blind. He's also a liar full of "pious baloney" — according to Newt Gingrich.

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Gingrich pulls back on Romney attacks in SC

Under pressure from some in his own party, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich pulled back his public attacks on front-runner Mitt Romney — at least for now.

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Gingrich blasts Romney's policies as 'timid'

Republican Newt Gingrich fought on two fronts Thursday, branding Mitt Romney's policies as "timid" and accusing President Barack Obama of carrying out "an imperial presidency.

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Undecided Iowans weighing who to back

For Republicans here, the ideal presidential candidate would blend Ron Paul's ideological passion with Mitt Romney's electability. Newt Gingrich's intelligence with Rick Perry's evangelical appeal. Add a dash of social conservatism from Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum — and stir.

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Spokesman says Cain withholding an endorsement

Don't expect Herman Cain to endorse any of the Republican presidential candidates before Tuesday's Iowa caucuses

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For Gingrich, it's a struggle to stay on message

As he scrambles to stop a slide in Iowa, Newt Gingrich's strategy amounts to this: hammer home a message about jobs and the economy while wrapping himself in the mantle of Ronald Reagan. But the loquacious former House speaker keeps struggling to stay on message.

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Gingrich sharpens attacks on Romney, Paul

So much for staying positive.

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Gingrich plots an attack on Romney's record

Newt Gingrich and his allies are planning to hit back hard at Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential campaign moves east.

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Correction: Broken Budgets-Medicaid story

In a story Dec. 27 about state efforts around the country to reduce Medicaid costs, The Associated Press reported erroneously that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is pushing a plan that would mean a parent of two making more than $103 a week would no longer be eligible for coverage. Such an option had been under consideration but was rejected.

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AP: Feds approve new Ga. political maps

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal's office says the Obama administration has approved new political boundaries in Georgia.

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Callista Gingrich steps up presence on the trail

When his top aides walked out this spring and left his campaign in tatters, Newt Gingrich considered dropping out. But he says it was his wife, Callista, who persuaded him to soldier on.

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Memo: Gingrich praised Romney health plan

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich once praised the health care law enacted in Massachusetts by then-Gov. Mitt Romney.

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Gingrich assails judges as he courts conservatives

As he works to rev up his conservative base in Iowa with just two weeks to go until the state's caucuses, Newt Gingrich is launching a full-throated assault on a reliable GOP target: judges.

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Gingrich assails Romney for 'smear campaign'

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lashed out at Mitt Romney on Tuesday, accusing his chief rival of a "negative smear campaign" fueled by a political action committee with close ties to the former Massachusetts governor.

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In GOP race, candidates woo evangelicals

At a private gathering of pastors in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a contrite Newt Gingrich pitched his story of personal redemption Thursday. Along South Carolina's coast, Texas Gov. Rick Perry referenced Scripture as he worked to pump life into his floundering White House bid.

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Gingrich could draw GOP ire on immigration

Newt Gingrich has charged into the fray over illegal immigration, risking conservative ire just as his Republican presidential campaign — once declared all but dead — has vaulted into front-runner status.

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AP Interview: Chambliss says Gang of 6 is back

U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss said Wednesday that the failure of a deficit-cutting supercommittee to strike a deal means the so-called Gang of Six is back in business.

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