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Peter Overby Reports Speaker Newt Gingrich Has Hired A New Lawyer

to defend him against allegations that his past fundraising activities broke House ethics rules. Speaker Gingrich is replacing Jan Baran, Washington's leading attorney on campaign finance law, with J. Randolph Evans of Atlanta, a nationally known specialist on legal malpractice.

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