These attributes may make Gingrich the most plausible candidate to stand toe-to-toe with Romney in the spring of 2012.

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Still, he is a reluctant prime minister, and he has yet to prove he is tough enough to stand toe-to-toe with less cerebral and more self-serving politicians.

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