<![CDATA[Report: Gingrich Stabbed Boehner In Back, Whipped GOP Opposition To Bailout]]>

1.0 link 130487 <![CDATA[Report: Gingrich Stabbed Boehner In Back, Whipped GOP Opposition To Bailout]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/30/report-gingrich-stabbed-b_n_130487.html Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was working aggressively behind the scenes to defeat the Wall Street rescue plan minutes before he himself released a public statement in support of the package, NBC's Andrea Mitchell reported on Tuesday.

Gingrich was whipping up votes for the opposition, Mitchell said, apparently without the knowledge of the current GOP leader, John Boehner, who was responsible for recruiting enough support from his caucus to help ensure the bill's passage. Ultimately, the GOP was only able...

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