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If Republican voters think Newt Gingrich would be the strongest candidate against President Obama in 2012, they should think again.

Peter Morici: President is beating the GOP on an issue that should be his undoing

Mitt Romney may be cultivating the air of the inevitable candidate, but Newt Gingrich is vaulting to the top of the polls by giving GOP primary voters the promise of what they really want: someone to stick it to President Obama.

The 'Occupy' protests wouldn't have gotten so much public attention if they hadn't been covered by the mainstream media.

Mitt Romney makes ridiculous claims about President Obama in an effort to prove his conservative bona fides.

It's like Rick Perry is trying to lose.

Herman Cain: Are the media giving him a pass?

The wealthy owe a debt to society, not the other way around

The GOP seems to have a double standard when it comes to hanky panky in high places

Regardless of his behavior around women, Herman Cain isn't qualified to be president

Not so long ago, accusations like the ones against Herman Cain would have killed a candidacy, but if he can get the facts out, he may have a second act.

Leonard Pitts says Ann Coulter is the latest Republican to demonstrate a tin ear on the subject of race

Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain and Rick Perry all say God told them to run. Perhaps He does have a sense of humor.

When it comes to sex scandals, the media applies different standards to Republicans and Democrats.

By trying to shift the blame for sexual harassment stories to Rick Perry, Herman Cain has kept the story alive.

The political travails facing Herman Cain should not cause conservatives to despair

Do the media have different standards for Democrats and Republicans on how allegations of sexual misconduct are reported?

The Sun thinks questions about Herman Cain's past are part of the normal vetting process; where was that process when President Obama was running for office?

Warren's vision of social contract is too expansive, while Cain's is too restrictive

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain¿s flailing response to a Politico article about past sexual harassment allegations is as troubling as the story itself.

Given the likelihood of a protracted GOP presidential primary in 2012, Maryland Republicans could play a big role in selecting their party's eventual nominee

Jules Witcover writes that all the talk of a flat tax is proof that Republican presidential candidates are more interested in winning their primaries than fixing the economy.

Political humor from Ben Krull

Robert Reich writes that the flat tax is neither fair nor simple and would serve merely to make the poor pay more and the rich pay less.