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    Newt Gingrich to officially drop out of presidential race

    By | The Ticket – Wed, Apr 25, 2012


    Newt Gingrich will officially suspend his bid for the presidency Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Yahoo News has confirmed through sources close to the campaign.

    Gingrich, who was considered Romney's chief rival at the start of the official Republican primary season in January, won two states, South Carolina and Georgia. (He represented Georgia in Congress for two decades.) The former House Speaker said earlier this week he would reassess the future of his campaign based on his support in Delaware, a state he lost Tuesday in a landslide.

    The former House Speaker will continue to meet with supporters this week in North Carolina before ending his candidacy next week.

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