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Newt Gingrich and GOPAC Revealed.

Investigative journalist for the New York Times, Steve Engelberg. He's the co-author of the article "Birth of a Vision" (Sunday, Dec 3, NYT) about Newt Gingrich and GOPAC, the political committee that supports Republican party candidates and office holders. The organization was headed by Gingrich until last spring. Documents that have just become public disclose that as early as five years ago Gingrich and his "political intimates" planned a takeover of Congress. But they failed to gain support from President Bush. GOPAC is currently in court, fighting a lawsuit by The Federal Election Commission for not fully registering and disclosing it's contributions to candidates running for Federal office, including Gingrich's re-election campaign in 1990.

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Other segments from the episode on December 6, 1995

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 6, 1995: Interview with Stephen Engelberg; Interview with Manning Marable; Review of the National Gallery of Art's exhibit "Johannes Vermeer."

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