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Newt's Reagan Fantasy

Before Newt Gingrich runs against Obama, he's resurrecting Reagan through a new documentary. The former Speaker talks to Lloyd Grove about what the GOP needs now—and whether he's the solution.

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When the house lights came up at last night’s New York premiere of Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous With Destiny—a triumphal documentary narrated by Newt and Callista Gingrich—women in the audience sniffled.

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