Romney, Gingrich proceed carefully in GOP showdown (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111204/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111203/capt.02c8752f53904f59928422962d4d9204-02c8752f53904f59928422962d4d9204-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=bSATK5EdVsQMwgxLQhjWgA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at a town hall style event in the Staten Island borough of New York Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. Gingrich praised GOP presidential rival Herman Cain for bringing optimism and big ideas to the 2012 campaign on Saturday. Polls show that Gingrich's candidacy has surged in recent weeks, with many showing him topping the Republican field. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)" border="0" /></a>AP - The once-bursting 2012 Republican presidential field is narrowing to a two-man race, and GOP voters have one month before casting the first votes to winnow it to one. Barring a dramatic new turn, their chief options will be the steady but often bland demeanor of Mitt Romney and the idea-a-minute bombast of Newt Gingrich.</p><br clear="all"/>

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