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SHANNON McCAFFREY

Gov. Nathan Deal speaks at a news conference, as former Attorney General Mike Bowers and Dekalb County DA Bob Wilson, right, listen, on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in Atlanta. A probe has found that more than 78 percent of Atlanta schools examined by state investigators engaged in cheating on standardized tests. Deal said 44 of the 56 schools investigated took part in cheating. Investigators also found that 38 principals were wither responsible for the cheating or were directly involved in it. And they determined that 178 teachers and principals cheated. Of those, 82 confessed to the misconduct. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Bob Andres) (AP)

Atlanta gripped by massive cheating scandal

Dorie Turner, SHANNON McCAFFREY
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is seen during a break in the first New Hampshire Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Monday, June 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) (AP)

Gingrich campaign finance team quits

SHANNON McCAFFREY
Possible 2012 presidential hopeful Republican businessman Herman Cain speaks during a dinner sponsored by Americans for Prosperity, Friday, April 29, 2011 in Manchester , N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) (AP)

Herman Cain enters 2012 GOP presidential race

Greg Bluestein, SHANNON McCAFFREY
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich delivers an economic speech to the 51st Washington Conference with Laffer Associates, Friday, May 13, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Gingrich says 2012 election biggest since 1860

SHANNON McCAFFREY