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  • November 8, 2009 09:45 AM EST | by: Megan Whittemore

    On This Day: November 8, 1994

    On this day - November 8, 1994 - the Republican Party gained 54 seats and took control of both the House and Senate for the first time since 1954.  Led by Newt Gingrich with the "Contract with America" plan, Republicans held onto both Houses of Congress through 2006.

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    • Then House Minority Whip Rep. Newt Gingrich pledged a new
    • Incumbent Rep. Newt Gingrich drops his ballot into the ballot box on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1994.
    • Gingrich speaking to the media on Nov. 9, 1994 in Roswell, Georgia.
    Then House Minority Whip Rep. Newt Gingrich pledged a new "Contract with America."
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