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The voters are just getting to know the candidates running for president on the Republican side, and the months ahead will allow plenty of time to weigh their credentials and assess how they perform under pressure on the campaign trail. It will be a grueling experience for those who accept the challenge, and whoever emerges in the spring of 2016 joins the battle again in the fall against the Democratic standard-bearer. As the first official entry into what promises to be a crowded field, Texas Senator Ted Cruz got quite a ride from the media for his announcement this week....

Nation's Longest Running Column Changing Guard; Jack Anderson Retires; Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift Share Byline WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2004--"Washington Merry-Go-Round" by Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn, the nation's longest running newspaper column, is changing bylines. The column, founded by Drew Pearson in 1932, was carried on by Jack Anderson, who joined Pearson in 1947, and by Douglas Cohn, who joined Anderson in 1999. Anderson, 81, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease, has retired from the column, and is being replaced by Eleanor Clift, who has served as "Washington Merry-Go-Round's" political correspondent for several years. Cohn and Clift, who...

No quibbling allowed By Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn WASHINGTON -- Just a few weeks ago, retired Gen. Wesley Clark seemed poised to win the New Hampshire primary, or at least do well enough that he would become the prohibitive favorite once the race moved south. Clark's candidacy faded dramatically when he started quibbling about his stand on the war, his position on abortion, and whether he agreed with left-wing activist Michael Moore calling President Bush a deserter. Today's electorate is savvy, and not easily fooled. Democrats have a strong dislike for Bush, which means they're paying close attention to...