ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 18 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Sept. 27, 1994 file photo, then-House Minority Whip Rep. Newt Gingrich, D-Ga., addresses Republican congressional candidates on Capitol Hill during a rally where they pledged a "Contract with America.". Risen improbably from the ranks of GOP presidential discards, Gingrich is holding forth in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and beyond, lobbing rhetorical grenades that delight Republican voters hungry for someone with more moxie than Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)