Hello Dave,   
      
   DD>Gingrich's private ventures are going bankrupt   
      
   Rupert Murdoch is *not* going bankrupt.  :)   
      
    DD> (Reuters) - ATLANTA - When he entered the race for the Republican   
    DD> presidential nomination in May 2011, Newt Gingrich was the prosperous head   
    DD> of a small empire commonly known as Newt Inc, which included both   
    DD> for-profit consultancies and nonprofit foundations.   
      
    DD> Altogether, these entwined ventures pulled in more than $110 million over   
    DD> the past decade. Now the vestiges of this empire are mired in debt, as is   
    DD> Gingrich's campaign fund.   
      
    DD> A bankruptcy proceeding under way in Atlanta will determine whether the   
   one   
    DD> company still owned by Callista Gingrich, Gingrich Productions, will lose   
    DD> an expected payout that now constitutes the bulk of the Gingriches' net   
    DD> worth.   
      
    DD> Rest of article here: http://tinyurl.com/NEWTS-FRUITS   
      
   Who owns Newt Gingrich?   
      
   Rupert Murdoch contributed $4.5 billion to Gingrich.   
   Georgia's Richards family, owners of Southwire Corparate),   
   contributed $1.3 billion (per year) to Gingrich.   
      
   http://www.realchange.org/gingrich.htm   
      
   Now you know.  :)   
      
   --Lee   
      
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