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Gov. Chris Christie today revives a town hall tour that's been a smash hit across New Jersey as the outspoken Republican uses his roving stage to bash lawmakers, grab attention for his agenda and show off his gregarious demeanor and speaking skills.

TRENTON - Chris Christie reshaped the American political landscape with one word Tuesday. He said "no" he would not run for president ending weeks of furious speculation - and in some quarters fear - that the New Jersey governor would enter the Republican primary field with all the impact of a bull in a china shop.

Chris Christie's decision on Tuesday to pass up a White House bid means that only one establishment candidate remains: Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, who offers brainy competence and private-sector experience as the answer to four years of Mr. Obama.

With characteristic brio, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie informed the world Tuesday that he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination.

ANOVER, N.H. -- Charlie Rose's famous oak table ended up looking like the faculty lounge of the world's strangest economics department. On speed. Rick Santorum wants to "beat" China. Mitt Romney warns that "if you don't stand up to China, you will be run over by China." Herman Cain denies that the criticism of his "9-9-9" plan's arithmetic is incorrect because it is incorrect. Michele Bachmann says that Cain's plan is dangerous because if you turn "9-9-9" upside down it reads "666." "The devil is in the details," she said with a cold smile.

Republican presidential rivals debated economic issues on Tuesday night and Herman Cain, the latest of the 2012 candidates to surge to the top of polls, found the bulls-eye painted on him.

The death of Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi Thursday has sharpened the contrast between President Barack Obama's recent successes on the foreign policy front and the scattershot criticism offered by his Republican challengers.

BOSTON - On the Republican campaign trail, the health care debate has focused on the mandatory coverage that Mitt Romney signed into law as governor in 2006. But back in Massachusetts the conversation has moved on, and lawmakers are now confronting the problem that Mr. Romney left unaddressed: the state's spiraling health care costs.

President Obama is exploiting his early lead in campaign fund-raising to bankroll a sprawling grass-roots organization and information technology apparatus in critical general election battlegrounds. He is doing so even as the Republican candidates conserve cash and jockey for position in what could become a drawn-out nominating battle.

"Issa proud of being a 'pain' to Democrats Washington (CNN) -- Since becoming chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa has made waves throughout Washington, at one point calling President Barack Obama's administration "one of most corrupt." Issa has made it clear since taking over the helm on the committee that he wants explanations from the Obama administration -- from the BP oil spill to issues regarding the Labor Relations Board to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). The California Republican makes no qualms about his role in getting to the bottom of things, including his latest mission: the much-criticized "Fast and Furious" federal gun-running investigation."

Herman Cain, the latest Republican presidential frontrunner, clarified his stance on abortion Sunday by saying he opposes any abortion after conception, with no exceptions.

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama sharpened his rhetoric on Wednesday in a push for his $447 billion jobs package, even as polls showed Americans skeptical of the plan and Democrats' loss of a congressional seat raised new questions about his political strength.