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Oddly, Hillary and, Yes, Newt Agree to Agree
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP May 13, 2005 06:07pm |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Saturday, May 14, 2005 12:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | What do Newt Gingrich and Hillary Rodham Clinton want from each other?
Mr. Gingrich, the former House speaker, has been working alongside the former first lady on a number of issues, and even appeared with her at a press conference on Wednesday to promote - of all things - health-care legislation.
But more puzzling than that, Mr. Gingrich has been talking up Mrs. Clinton's presidential prospects in 2008, to the chagrin of conservative loyalists who once regarded him as a heroic figure. Last month, he even suggested she might capture the presidency, saying "any Republican who thinks she's going to be easy to beat has a total amnesia about the history of the Clintons."
What gives?
"I know it's a bit of an odd-fellow, or odd-woman, mix," she said. "But the speaker and I have been talking about health care and national security now for several years, and I find that he and I have a lot in common in the way we see the problem."
For his part, Mr. Gingrich, who helped lead the impeachment fight against President Bill Clinton, called Mrs. Clinton "very practical" and "very smart and very hard working," adding, "I have been very struck working with her." |
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