'Eye of the Tiger' Guitarist Suing Newt Over Song Use

Survivor frontman sings from Gingrich book on 'Colbert '

(NEWSER) - Newt Gingrich's unauthorized use of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" has led to a lawsuit —and now revenge. On the Colbert Report , Survivor frontman Dave Bickler took to the stage and infringed Newt's copyright by singing line after line from Gingrich's most recent book, A Nation Like No Other, to the tune of "Eye of the Tiger." The Rocky III anthem is "an obvious parallel for Newt," Colbert quipped. "He’s an underdog, a born scrapper, and he’s fighting for the chance to be smacked around by a black guy." More»

Romney 'said things ... that weren't true,' Newt tells CNN

(NEWSER) - For those of you who thought the next words out of Newt Gingrich’s mouth on national television would be an endorsement of Mitt Romney, think again. Despite his ( painfully drawn-out ) exit from the race , Gingrich was on CNN yesterday to once again point out that “the Romney campaign said things that weren’t true.” More»

Comedy Central offers parody of 'Goodnight Moon'

(NEWSER) - Now that Newt Gingrich has finally , finally , finally dropped out of the presidential race, Comedy Central bids him adieu with an inspired take on a classic children’s book. It’s a "storybook farewell to Newt Gingrich's campaign, which we'll always remember for its nuanced policy positions and bold vision of ... ah, screw it. We'll remember the moon colony thing ," reads the introduction to "Goodnight Moon Colony," spotted by Space.com . More»

Newt formally bows out of 2012 presidential race

(NEWSER) - Newt Gingrich spoke the words today: "I am suspending the campaign." And with that, he formally dropped out of the 2012 race, reports AP . Gingrich said it had been an "amazing year" for him and Callista, and he pledged to stay involved in national issues. "I'm cheerfully going to take back up the issue of space," he said. Also on the horizon: paying off $4.5 million in campaign debt. Gingrich earlier said he expected Mitt Romney to win this year and in 2016, meaning he thinks he's out of the presidential running for good. More»

In last hours of candidacy, Newt explains he's getting too old

(NEWSER) - One more stop on the Newt Gingrich 2012 Exit Tour : an interview last night with USA Today . In it, Gingrich revealed that he does plan to officially endorse Romney, just not for a few weeks (the two have a joint appearance planned). Other revelations:

• His big regret: "Not being smarter about how to run." If he could do it all over again, he would have ditched all the consultants and gone "more outside the mainstream" by pushing ideas like brain research.