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Created: 10/07/2008
Video description: Newt Gingrich stopped by CNET's offices in San Francisco to talk about technology, politics, and Silicon Valley. He's now head of American Solutions, a political advocacy group. In this video, CNET's Declan McCullagh asks the former speaker of the House of Representatives about the 2008 election and the recent economic downturn.

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