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CNN to bring “Crossfire” back … with Newt Gingrich?

Twitter gets another reason to laugh at the network, which is still recovering from its shoddy coverage last week

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Still dealing with a major journalistic failure on its hands, CNN has managed to distract the nation from its sloppy reporting with news that it may bring political talk show “Crossfire” back — with Stephanie Cutter and Newt Gingrich as hosts.

Although a source told Politico that CNN is only having talks with the Obama adviser and former speaker of the House, Twitter ran with the rumor:

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By Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.

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