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2012 GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich executed a high-profile flip-flop on cap and trade, saying in 2007 that 'mandatory carbon caps combined with a trading system' were something he 'would strongly support,' before disavowing that position this year. 'I never favored cap and trade,' he claimed during a Fox News interview earlier this month. It turns out that this move was more than politically convenient for Gingrich. As the Washington Post noted today, Gingrich's climate flip-flop was also quite lucrative, with millions of oil dollars pouring into his now defunct energy non-profit after he announced it: |
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Toxic Newt -- Bye, bye??
by Amanda Lang on Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 at 9:01:58 AM