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

Published April 23, 2013 9:11PM (EDT)

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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