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A former Georgia congressman, Gingrich served as speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He is now an author and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a frequent commentator on the Fox News Channel.
Recent statements involving Newt Gingrich
The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Obama's secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, "has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon."
Obama's secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, "has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon."
"Gingrich supported individual health insurance mandates."
Sixteen million jobs were created under Ronald Reagan's presidency.
Recent stories featuring Newt Gingrich
PolitiFact's oddest fact-checks of 2012:
The Truth-O-Meter has a sense of humor (we swear) so we occasionally do light-hearted or downright odd fact-checks. Here are some of the more unusual fact-checks we did in 2012.
Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks:
Few candidates provided more colorful claims to check than former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who's finally leaving the Republican primary contest. Here are our favorite Newt-centric fact-checks.
Whither Ron Paul? Check his report card:
A national newspaper asked the other day: "Whatever happened to Ron Paul?" Well, he still has a PolitiFact report card.
Supreme Court debate: Switching sides on the individual mandate:
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the health care law, we recall the flip-flops behind the debate. Some Republicans used to love it; Barack Obama was against it.
Switching sides on the individual mandate:
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the health care law, we recall the flip-flops behind the debate. Some Republicans used to love it; Barack Obama was against it.
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