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Newt Gingrich 2012: Is He Doomed?

From flip-flops to ex-wives, the past is coming back to haunt the former House speaker as he gears up for a White House run. Can the onetime master of GOP messaging get his story straight? Shushannah Walshe reports.

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at an event on health care in the U.S. Capitol on March 31, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images),Brendan Hoffman

Newt Gingrich returned to his old stomping grounds Thursday to meet with House Republican freshmen. The former speaker who led the 1995 federal government shutdown was counseling the Capitol Hill rookies, but it’s clear he also wants to woo them as he gets ready to announce his presidential exploratory committee.

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