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Breaking from Bush, GOP Splinters

Rove, DeLay, and Gingrich on the future of the conservative movement

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted May 28, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Republican Party is fracturing politically and strategically, writes the New Yorker's Jeffrey Goldberg. As Bush's approval ratings continue to sink, current and former GOP bigwigs—like Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLay—are looking to redirect the conservative movement as the 2008 election nears. Read full story »

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