As Cain, Perry scramble, Gingrich seeks an opening (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111110/ap_on_el_ge/us_campaign_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111110/capt.fd1ca7eeae5840d3acc32f4d0e6cc97a-fd1ca7eeae5840d3acc32f4d0e6cc97a-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=pawZ3fggCqBE3l0w_oO_4g--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain shakes hands with Jeff Balaka, of Chelsea, Mich., while speaking at the Big Sky Diner in Ypsilanti, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mitt Romney chugged ahead Thursday as the conservative-fueled drive to deny him the Republican presidential nomination reached a difficult new phase: Once-surging rivals Rick Perry and Herman Cain scrambled to control serious damage, while an old face sought new ways to exploit their problems.</p><br clear="all"/>

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