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A Virginia man pleaded guilty to charges that he forged primary campaign ballots for Newt Gingrich during the 2012 Republican primary, to ensure that Gingrich got on the state's ballot.

Gabriel Gomez, the Republican nominee in the race for Secretary of State John Kerry's old Senate seat, said Tuesday that he told veteran Sen. John McCain that he ought to have term limited himself out of the Senate by now.

BRADENTON, Fla., March 6, 202012 -- If you could really scrape below the surface of objective reality and peer into the unconscious minds of Republicans who will vote today in 10 states for their choice of presidential nominees, which of the key issues in the campaigns of Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Sanctorum would really be ... (more)

In December of 2011 Newt Gingrich needed 10,000 signatures to get his name on the Virginia presidential primary ballot.

"To start the program, don't be scared, we're going to dim the lights," said Elizabeth Kreft, an aide to Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz.

Republicans in Congress are pushing for major cuts across the federal budget, but so far, they're not willing to sacrifice a plan to build a moon colony.

What a strange world we live in. On one side you have Rush Limbaugh, Michael Moore, Glenn Beck, Kirsten Powers, Rand Paul, Oliver Stone, Bill O'Reilly, Moby, Phil Donahue and Sarah Palin.

Congress is getting busy, starting to move legislation on everything from soup to nuts.

Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich appeared on ABC News'" This Week with George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, where he talked about an increased American involvement in the Syrian conflict.

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We're about 30 months away from the 2016 Iowa Caucuses , but why not take a look back at the last go-round? Filmmaker A.J. Schnack is doing just that with "Caucus," which is premiering in the U.S. at Washington's AFI Docs festival this week.

As far as I can tell, if the Republican were to adopt a platform today, it would have two planks: Opposition to any tax increase and opposition to anything Barack Obama supports.

BRADENTON, Fla., Feb. 22, 2012 Updated 7:30pm ET -- The stage is set tonight in Mesa, Ariz., for mistakes that make political history.

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 9, 2011 -- On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney stuck his foot in his mouth so deep that the sole may have irritated his lower intestine.

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich on Sunday said he feared the Obama administration's support for Syrian rebels was poorly thought out and could set the U.S. "up to be defeated."

Today on the Sunday Shows: War in Syria. The U.S. arming "the rebels." The Surveillance State.

Below you can find some of the notable comments made Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

Should the U.S. be taking economic lessons from India? Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich thinks so.

FDL Book Salon is Plane Queer , Gaius Publius and Kagro X will be Virtually Speaking , and Movie Night Monday is My Neighbourhood .

Yet it's hard to find anyone who doesn't think employers should be barred from hiring illegal immigrants - and sharply penalized if they do so.