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t-Mm Newt Gingrich N ewt Gingrich wanted to be speaker of the house years before he managed to win a House seat, and he long ago laid plans for the republican takeover most of his colleagues considered an impos­ sible dream. This is the Georgia congressman's season of triumph. He is cele­ brating it in typical contradictory fashion- high-minded one moment, flamboyant the next. He has said himself he needs to tone down his style, but he hasn't yet taken his own advice. Gingrich, 51, was an assistant history professor at West Georgia College in rural Carrollton, GA, when he started running for Congress. He made it on his third try, in 1978, presenting himself as a moderate with strong family values. Courtesy ofAssociated Press 35 Courtesy ofAssociated Press