Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, said "decisive action" is needed to address the housing crisis.

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Georgia's Newt Gingrich could become the first Speaker to tempt fate in this fashion since John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner, D-Texas, in 1932.

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He'd held several communications posts at GE, including a three-year stint writing speeches for Jack Welch in the late 1970s.

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And that pair of DVI-D inputs accompanied by DisplayPort, VGA, composite, component, and HDMI 1.3 jack means that this beast is meant for much more than just sourcing spreadsheets and pie charts. 4x USB slots and an integrated 8-in-1 card reader rounds out what's destined to become an all-purpose hub at the center of your digital life.

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