Grading the Obama Administration

After Obama's first few months in office, TIME's Senior Political Analyst Mark Halperin assesses the early performances of key White House and other Washington players

2012 GOP Presidential Candidates

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal speaks at an event with Republican then-presidential candidate and U.S. Senator John McCain.

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Ranging from the recycled (Newt Gingrich) to the inches-below-the-radar aggressive (Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee) to the low-key most improved (Tim Pawlenty) to the surprisingly flailing (Bobby Jindal) to the bewildering (Sarah Palin) — with no one establishing dominance or a clear direction for a GOP comeback.

By Mark Halperin

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