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Iowa Christian Group Split Over Gingrich Endorsement

BLUFFTON, SC - NOVEMBER 29: Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks at a townhall meeting on November 29, 2011 in Bluffton, South Carolina. Gingrich spoke to supporters about illegal immigration as part of a three-day swing through South Carolina. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)
BLUFFTON, SC - NOVEMBER 29: Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks at a townhall meeting on November 29, 2011 in Bluffton, South Carolina. Gingrich spoke to supporters about illegal immigration as part of a three-day swing through South Carolina. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images) Photo: Richard Ellis/2011 Richard Ellis

Bob Vander Plaats, head of the The Family Leader, is mulling an endorsement of Newt Gingrich but faces heavy resistance from members uneasy with the former Speaker’s history of divorce and marital infidelity. [Reuters]

Iowa Christian Group Split Over Newt Endorsement