“But until Brian Williams called ‘time,’ it was Mr. Gingrich that seemed knocked back on his heels by the relentless assault from Mr. Romney…

“Today, the mild-mannered Mr. Romney is gone.

“‘You can call it whatever you like. I call it influence peddling,’ Mr. Romney said, looking straight at his chief rival. ‘It is not right. You have a conflict.’

“He continued to criticize Mr. Gingrich: ‘You spent 15 years in Washington, on K street. This is a real problem.'”

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“I have come to the growing realization that Newt Gingrich is the guy who can articulate what America is all about.”