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Helen Kilgere with the Dubuque Rotary Club gets squeezed by reporters and videographers trying to get close to former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich following a speech which he gave at the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club, Dubuque, IA, Tuesday, December 27, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich (top) said Wednesday that a staffer collecting signatures “committed fraud” in a failed effort to get him on the March 6 primary ballot in Virginia. Meanwhile, rival Rick Perry (above) filed suit Wednesday in federal court in Richmond in his ballot-access bid. (Associated Press)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich takes questions from the audience after speaking to the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club, Dubuque, IA, Tuesday, December 27, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich greets Iowans. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich signs copies of his book. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks to the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich takes a few quick questions from the media after speaking to the Dubuque Rotary Club. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Mike Doland with the Dubuque Rotary Club listens as former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks to the Dubuque Rotary Club. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Steve Anstoetter and his two sons 8 year old Gabriel, bottom, and 10 year old Bryce, above, listen to former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich as he speaks with the Dubuque Rotary Club. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich greets Iowans as he arrives to speak at the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club, Dubuque, IA. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich laughs while answering questions from audience members while meeting with the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club, Dubuque, IA, Tuesday, December 27, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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IOWA IRE: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich greets Iowans as he arrives to speak to the Rotary Club in Dubuque, Iowa, on Tuesday. The former House speaker questioned the conservative credentials of his chief rival for the GOP nomination. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Gabriel Anstoetter (left), 8, and brother Bryce, 10, wait to meet Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich after the former House speaker addressed the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club in Dubuque, Iowa, on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife Callista, makes a campaign stop Dec. 27, 2011, at the Dubuque Golf and Country Club in Dubuque, Iowa. (Associated Press)

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"He's sold me," said Dan Keith, 61, about Newt Gingrich. Mr. Keith and his wife, Pat, of Hamilton, Ohio, said they are convinced that Mr. Gingrich has the experience and savvy to be a strong candidate against President Obama. (Associated Press)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista Gingrich depart following Christmas Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista Gingrich depart following Christmas Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich poses for photos with fellow worshippers following Christmas Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)