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Newt GingrichArguably, the best-known of the?top-tier contenders, Gingrich gained fame after a series of fiscal standoffs with?president Bill Clinton when Gingrich was the?Republican House Speaker in the 1990s. The main proponent of the Republicans' 1994 "Contract with America,"?the?former Georgia representative?hasn't?held an elected position?in more than a decade. But?he has stayed in the public eye?through on-air stints?as a?Fox News Network commentator and?author. He's been raising a ton of money and spreading the word on Facebook and Twitter, where he formally announced his candidacy for 2012.?Still, with two previous marriages and confessions of infidelity of his own, Gingrich's baggage could?convince social conservatives to?stay home?rather than vote for him.