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On health care, it's Newt vs. Newt

An official presidential candidate for less than a week, Newt Gingrich already finds himself in hot water with conservatives for suggesting he supports health care mandates while at the same time deriding a Republican budget proposal that would replace Medicare with vouchers.

By Shannon McCaffrey | Updated on May 17, 2011
Newt Gingrich speaks to the Georgia Republican Party, Friday, May 13, 2011, in Macon, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)

ATLANTA (AP) — An official presidential candidate for less than a week, Newt Gingrich already finds himself in hot water with conservatives for suggesting he supports health care mandates while at the same time deriding a Republican budget proposal that would replace Medicare with vouchers.

The former House speaker has moved quickly to backtrack, arguing he remains “committed to the complete repeal of Obamacare” and supports state lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law.

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