Cain's Exit Puts Spotlight, Target On Gingrich ; Rivals Struggle in Iowa Polls

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With Herman Cain suspending his campaign over the weekend, the spotlight in the GOP presidential field is now focused squarely on Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House whose surprise front- runner status has made him the target of rivals and critics less than a month before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses.

The stakes spiked after Mr. Cain announced Saturday that he would suspend his campaign after a spate of charges of sexual impropriety. The announcement left his pool of supporters up for grabs at a crucial point in the GOP presidential competition.

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Cain's Exit Puts Spotlight, Target On Gingrich ; Rivals Struggle in Iowa Polls

A Des Moines Register poll shows Mr. Gingrich is now the choice of 25 percent of likely Republican voters in Iowa, followed by Rep. Ron Paul of Texas at 18 percent and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 16...

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