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Gingrich uphill climb in Florida

By  Lynn Sweet
   
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LUTZ, FL.–White House hope Newt Gingrich starts Sunday at a Baptist mega-church near Tampa, as polls show he has an uphill climb to win or come in a close second in Tuesday’s Florida primary. Gingrich has been unable to exploit his South Carolina win here.

The Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald/Bay News Time poll:

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