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Excerpted from “Fox News pulls Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum off the air because of their interest in running for president; Fox News suspends the contracts of political contributors Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum because both have demonstrated that they are seriously considering running for president. A Fox News official says the channel will take the same action against Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin if they get closer to jumping into the race.” By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau, The Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2011, 9:30 a.m.
[SIZE="+2"]F[/SIZE]ox News announced Wednesday that it is suspending the contracts of political contributors Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum because both have demonstrated that they are seriously considering running for president.
Dianne Brandi, the network's executive vice president of legal and business affairs, said in an interview that the channel made the move because Gingrich aides told Fox News executives that the former House speaker is stepping up his exploration of a presidential bid. …
“The suspensions are effective for 60 days until May 1, when their contracts will be terminated unless they notify Fox that they are not running for president.” — Brett Baier, Fox News anchor
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