Front-runner

Front-runner for the Socialists Francois Hollande has suggested that a man of his expertise may find a future role in government.

Analysis: Forgiveness in France a high hurdle for DSK Reuters 2011

Front-runner for the Socialists Francois Hollande has suggested that a man of his expertise may find a future role in government.

Analysis: Forgiveness in France a high hurdle for DSK Reuters 2011

Front-runner Mitt Romney has outlined a defense plan that promises a major boost in naval shipbuilding, a labor-intensive industry that means jobs in crucial states such as Virginia.

Defense Industry Turns to GOP Field Nathan Hodge 2012

Front-runner Dale is momentarily stymied that he can't curse with the Muppets around, but everyone's laughing by the time Elmo says Antonia's chocolate hubcaps looked like cow chips.

Matt's TV Week in Review 2011

Front-runner Mitt Romney knows it, as does Mr. Santorum.

The GOP's Working Class Muddle Kimberley A. Strassel 2012

Front-runner Rick Perry has called global warming "one contrived phony mess that is falling apart under its own weight".

William S. Becker: Playing Chicken on Climate Change William S. Becker 2011

Front-runner Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, said the deal was wrong to target defense spending and "opens the door to higher taxes."

Deal Already Fodder for Campaigns Carol E. Lee 2011

Front-runner Mitt Romney said he would have signed the law and insisted it was "appropriate" to detain American members of al-Qaida.

Republican Debate Highlights Disagreements On NDAA, Indefinite Detention The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

Front-runner Mitt Romney has grown so cautious in the last couple of debates that he may as well be sending in a stunt double.

Alan Schroeder: The Commander-in-Chief Debate Alan Schroeder 2011

Front-runner Mitt Romney "was steady, but Gingrich seems to be putting himself into position where he's one of the two adults on the stage," said Hollis "Chip" Felkel, a Republican political consultant in South Carolina unaffiliated with any of the candidates.

GOP Rivals Split Over Foreign Policy Valerie Bauerlein 2011