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Popular with conservatives, Gingrich is a television commentator and the author of nineteen books including 11 fiction and non-fiction [[New York Times]] best-sellers.  

Popular with conservatives, Gingrich is a television commentator and the author of nineteen books including 11 fiction and non-fiction [[New York Times]] best-sellers.  

Under his leadership, Congress passed [[welfare reform]], passed the first balanced budget in a generation, and passed the first tax cut in sixteen years. In addition, the Congress restored funding to strengthen defense and intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan [[9/11 Commission]].   

Under his leadership, Congress passed [[welfare]], passed the first [[balanced budget]] in a generation, and passed the first tax cut in sixteen years. In addition, the Congress restored funding to strengthen defense and intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan [[9/11]] Commission.   

Gingrich's congressional career ended in 1998 when he resigned from Congress after poor showings from Republicans in the midterm elections and being investigated by the House ethics panel:  

Gingrich's congressional career ended in 1998 when he resigned from Congress after poor showings from Republicans in the midterm elections and being investigated by the House ethics panel:  

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'''"[[Democrats]] filed 84 politically motivated ethics charges against  Gingrich. All of them were found to be without merit. The last three were dismissed on Oct. 10, 1998. The fact is, not a single ethics charge filed against Speaker Gingrich was ever found to be based in fact -- not one. ''Gingrich was cleared of any and all wrongdoing.'''''

''"[[Democrats]] filed 84 politically motivated ethics charges against  Gingrich. All of them were found to be without merit. The last three were dismissed on Oct. 10, 1998. The fact is, not a single ethics charge filed against Speaker Gingrich was ever found to be based in fact -- not one.'' Gingrich was cleared of any and all wrongdoing.''

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'''The fallout in the case resulted in an [[IRS]] investigation and a federal court case. Ultimately, Speaker Gingrich was cleared of any wrongdoing by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee, the IRS and a federal judge."''' <ref>[http://www.salon.com/news/letters/2006/01/11/gingrich/index.html Rick Tyler, Communications Director, Gingrich Communications; Salon.com]</ref>

''The fallout in the case resulted in an [[IRS]] investigation and a federal court case. Ultimately, Speaker Gingrich was cleared of any wrongdoing by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee, the IRS and a federal judge."'' <ref>[http://www.salon.com/news/letters/2006/01/11/gingrich/index.html Rick Tyler, Communications Director, Gingrich Communications; Salon.com]</ref>

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