Newt Gingrich visits Spokane (Feb. 23)
Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, attends a rally at the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, before heading to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
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A Newt Gingrich supporter wears her campaign buttons to the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Newt Gingrich supporters gather at the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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A group of Central Valley High School students brought signs spelling out the name of the visiting presidential candidate, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
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Newt Gingrich supporters gather along the Knitting Factory sidewalk waiting to enter the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Newt Gingrich supporters, Colleen and Ray Anncel, of Spokane Valley, Wash., warm their hands after waiting for an hour outside the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Newt Gingrich supporters, including Central Valley High School students, Charlotte Schmitz, Sam Block and Jace Gummersall, gather at the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Newt Gingrich supporter, Dixie Person, of Spokane Valley, Wash., brought her book for an autograph to the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, arrive at the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich shakes hands, signs autographs and poses for photos with the large crowd assembled to hear him Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich poses for a photo with former Spokane City Council member Brad Stark, seen above Gingrich at right, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, center, shakes hands, signs autographs and poses for photos with the large crowd assembled to hear him Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
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Callista Gingrich introduces her husband, Newt, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
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Newt Gingrich is welcomed to the Bing Crosby stage by his wife, Callista, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Callista Gingrich greets her husband, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, onstage at the Bing Crosby Theater Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Callista Gingrich, left, listens to her husband, presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, as he speaks to a packed house, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, on stage at the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash. Newt tells the crowd he likely would lower taxes and raise incomes.
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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich gets applause after some of his speech lines from the large crowd assembled to hear him Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
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Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, on stage at the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lays out his plan if elected before the large crowd assembled to hear him Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks to a large crowd assembled to hear him Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
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A supporter of presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wears a pin in support, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich looks toward his wife, Callista, after delivering an applause line to the large crowd assembled to hear him, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, depart the Bing Crosby Theater under tight security, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Newt Gingrich heads for his motor coach after leaving the Bing Crosby Theater for a rally, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Newt Gingrich shakes the hand of Liberty Lake, Wash., resident Ryan Monson as Gingrich was leaving the Bing Crosby Theater, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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Newt Gingrich departs the Bing Crosby Theater under tight security, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash.
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