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Gingrich Vows to Soldier On

Former House Speaker from East Cobb shrugs off departure of key campaign staff.

Newt Gingrich may have lost most of his top campaign aides in a shocking departure last week, but the former House Speaker from East Cobb is vowing to continue with his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.  A total of 16 aides -- including his Atlanta-based campaign manager and spokesman -- resigned en masse, questioning Gingrich's commitment to the race just as he and his wife returned from a cruise vacation in the Greek islands.  Instead of addressing the matter directly, Gingrich took aim at President Barack Obama and summoned support from Jewish Republican voters before appearing in Monday's GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire. One voter said that "Gingrich redeemed himself in my eyes," but was impressed more with …

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Cobb Libertarians Seek Local and National Expansion

Libertarian Party of Cobb County Chairman Matthew Godown outlines the future of both the local organization and the national political movement.

"We've been in the business since 1997," said Matthew Godown, a 29-year-old accounting manager from Lawrenceville. Godown has lived in the Cobb County area for seven years, and serves as the current Chairman for the Libertarian Party of Cobb County, a local organization affiliated with both the Georgia State and National Libertarian Parties. Godown believes that the Libertarian movement is on the verge of expansion, both locally and nationally. "A lot of people are getting sick and tired of being told what they can and can't do, so I think the Libertarian Party in the future will become a more predominant [force in United States politics]," said Godown. "The general voter base is going to be more inclined to our policies, and we're going …

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