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Newt Gingrich: a new frontrunner to face Mitt Romney

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Could it be Gingrich versus Obama in 2012? The controversial former speaker of the house is the new frontrunner to lead the Republicans. Meanwhile, there is no crisis in Canada. The country has enviable growth and low unemployment, thanks to the previous government's austerity measures. Finally, thousands of US troops enjoy home comforts as the first soldiers return home from Afghanistan.

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