Fox News suspends Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum

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Fox News has suspended -- for the next 60 days -- contributors Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum until they decide whether to run for president.
Both, anchor Bret Baier said, “have signaled possible runs for the presidency” and it “is Fox policy” for them to be suspended. With the suspensions, the network has taken its first big step to address mounting concerns that it could run afoul of campaign finance laws and journalistic ethics by continuing to keep on its payroll people who are maneuvering to run for president. But the suspensions of two contributors also leads to questions about three others on the Fox payroll -- Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin and John Bolton -- who are also weighing White House bids.


Fox News suspends Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum