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one of mr. gingrichs former wives was diagnosed with cancer. mr. gingrich has been through two divorces. mr. gingrich is the only speaker of the house ever forced to pay an ethics fine, a $300,000 fine. he was basically forced out of congress in disgrace after his time as speaker. and the worst two months of newt gingrichs life, he says, are when he he got made fun of for going on a cruise and buying jewelry. in the late 1990s in england the conservative partys prime minister, john maj...

think about that for a minute. one of mr. gingrichs former wives was diagnosed with m.s. one of mr. gingrichs former wives was diagnosed with cancer. mr. gingrich has been through two divorces. mr. gingrich is the only speaker of the house ever forced to pay an ethics fine, a $300,000 fine. he was basically forced out of congress in disgrace after his time as speaker. and the worst two months of newt gingrichs life, he says, are when he got made fun of for going on a cruise and buying ...

and well talk about it with former labor secretary robert reich. herman cains campaign is still trying to hang on. >> one of my objectives is to clear my name. >> while the newtster is measuring the drapes. >> im going to be the nominee. >> gingrich is now crushing mitt romney with an{ assist from fox news. ill ask bill press and stephanie miller if he can hang on. and republicans are literally scared of the 99% movement. spinmeister frank luntz has a plan to help republicans defeat th...

>> while the newtster is measuring the drapes. >> im going to be the nominee. >> gingrich is now crushing mitt romney with anç assist from fo news. ill ask bill press and stephanie miller if he can hang on. and republicans are literally scared of the 99% movement. spinmeister frank luntz has a plan to help republicans defeat the will of the people. well ask former congressman alan grayson all about it. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. breaking news at thi...

Counteroffer. they want to keep the 2% tax cut for one year, but they want a three year pay freeze on federal workers. they want to cut the federal government workforce by another 10% or by 200,000 employees and they want no tax increases. senator dick durbin of illinois joins us tonight on "the ed show." senator, good to have you with us. i appreciate your time on this issue. >> thanks, ed. >> you know, the republicans are still holding the line on tax increases. all the way to the point where ...

Leaders who will challenge liberals like me face to face. so governor walker, dude, im inviting you. this is what conservatives want. they want you to come in here and just smack down big eddie. lets go. come on the show any time. well talk about the facts. because you said your numbers are getting better. our research shows that you lost 9,700 jobs in the month of october and lost jobs every month since your grand plan has passed the legislature there in madison. last night occupy protester s...

Mike, you know, look, whats happening here with newt gingrich, first, why is he doing so well down in florida? >> the only reason hes surging in the polls, hes another one of those candidates that anybody but mitt romney candidate. thats why hes surging. he has a problem, ed, he cant overcome the problem. mitt needs to relax. look, newt gingrich is a ready-made story. hes already a package. hes a media frenzy, already made up. hes a train wreck, even the least capable reporting organizations are...

Cannot leave for christmas, ed. we cannot leave for the holiday season without making sure this payroll tax cut continues for working families and also to make sure that the unemployment benefits are extended to the millions of folks across america still looking for a job. >> would you go for any federal cuts whatsoever? >> well, ill look at them. ill be honest with you, ill keep an open mind. the ones they proposed is almost laughable. heres one of them. this may not be exactly what were going ...

They want to keep the 2% tax cut for one year, but they want a three year pay freeze on federal workers. they want to cut the federal government workforce by another 10% or by 200,000 employees and they want no tax increases. senator dick durbin of illinois joins us tonight on "the ed show." senator, good to have you with us. i appreciate your time on this issue. >> thanks, ed. >> you know, the republicans are still holding the line on tax increases. all the way to the point where they are going...

It. if the decision is made not to pay for it, to add it to the deficit, and not have compensating either increases in revenue or cuts in spending, so be it. but the bottom line is, we cannot leave for christmas, ed. we cannot leave for the holiday season without making sure this payroll tax cut continues for working families and also to make sure that the unemployment benefits are extended to the millions of folks across america still looking for a job. >> would you go for any federal cuts what...