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Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich delivers a speech at a campaign stop in Tampa, Fla. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Having just won the South Carolina GOP Primary, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich delivers his speech at a campaign stop in Tampa, Fla. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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With the Florida presidential primary just over a week away, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is joined by his wife Callista at a campaign stop in Tampa, Fla. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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C.J. Steadman (right) Regional Field Director, Southwest Florida for Newt2012 waits with others for the arrival of Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at The River at Tampa Bay Church. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Sharon Bente (left) of Bradenton, Fla., and Kathy Sanchez (right) of Tampa, Fla., join others in a prayer as they wait for the arrival of Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Paul Byther (right) of Tampa, Fla., and his sister Diana Byther (left) of Largo, Fla., wait for the arrival of Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in Tampa, Fla. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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With the Florida presidential primary just over a week away, news crews mingle about in their positions on the riser as they wait for the arrival of Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at a campaign stop in Tampa, Fla. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Herman Wells, of St. Pete, Fla., wears a button with a message on his cap as he waits for Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to arrive at a campaign stop at The River at Tampa Bay Church in Tampa, Fla., Monday, January 23, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a GOP presidential hopeful, holds a discussion on housing and foreclosure in Tampa, Fla., on Monday. Mr. Romney slammed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for his work with Freddie Mac and called on him to release records from an ethics investigation. (Associated Press)
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a Republican presidential candidate, leaves PGT Industries in North Venice, Fla., on Monday. He is in Florida stumping ahead of next week's primary in which 50 delegates are on the line. The candidates are trading bitter blows on the campaign trail. (Associated Press)
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THUMBS UP: With the Florida presidential primary a little more than a week away, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican presidential candidate, greets supporter Diana Byther of Largo, Fla., after his campaign stop on Monday at the River at Tampa Bay Church in Tampa, Fla. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Members of the Stanley Cup champion Bruins meet with President Obama in the White House on Monday. Boston plays at Washington on Tuesday night. (Associated Press)
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"Obstructionists" and "compromise"? Enjoy a game of bingo based on cliches likely to surface in President Obama's State of the Union address, courtesy of Americans for Tax Reform. (Image from Americans for Tax Reform)
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Female People's Assembly members from the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party attend the chamber's opening session.
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Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks Jan. 23, 2012, at the River Church in Tampa, Fla. (Associated Press)
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President Obama sings before speaking at a campaign event at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of New York on Jan. 19, 2012. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Sen. Mark Kirk, Illinois Republican, talks to the media Dec. 16, 2010, on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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The parliament elected in Egypt's first legislative vote after President Hosni Mubarak's ouster nearly a year ago holds its inaugural session on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, in Cairo. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi, Pool)
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A video image provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shows Mrs. Giffords announcing her plans to resign on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords)
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Protesters in Sanaa, Yemen, react after receiving the news of the departure of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh for Oman on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
