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Newt: Palin's Not It in 2012

Group of frontrunners will emerge, Former House Speaker predicts

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 16, 2008 1:48 PM CST

(Newser) – Newt Gingrich predicts that Sarah Palin will not be the Republicans’ 2012 presidential nominee, the Hill reports. “I think that she is going to be a significant player,” the former speaker of the House told Face the Nation. “But she’s going... Read full story »

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