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'It's good to be thankful'

by Michel Martin , Morning Edition and Up First host

Maybe this is a sign that I've been in D.C. too long. But when I think about Thanksgiving, I often think about something I heard former House Speaker Newt Gingrich say.

Seriously … stay with me.

Gingrich said this at an informal dinner with some young White House staff and reporters, of which I was one. It was a while ago. We did things like that then, to try to understand each other's lives and responsibilities.

He said, "The test of any program or project should

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