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Newt Gingrich Through the Years

By Ethan Klapper

Updated: May 29, 2013 | 5:19 p.m.
March 1, 2011 | 2:08 p.m.

... Getting Himself in Hot Water

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The government shutdowns and Clinton impeachement were deeply unpopular with the public. After Republicans suffered losses in the 1998 midterm elections, Gingrich announced he would not seek another term as speaker and would resign his seat. He officially left Congress in January 1999.


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