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As 2011 dawns and all the political world turns its attention to the GOP presidential nominating contest, it is worth noting that anything can happen. For example, it was largely unimaginable a year ago today that Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) wouldn't be a senator from Delaware if a Biden chose not to run. Same with Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), a year ago; who expected Massachusetts voters would choose a Republican to replace the late Ted Kennedy in the Senate?
 
In surveying the broad field of potential GOP contenders â€" Newt Gingrich, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, John Bolten, Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee and Govs. Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels and Haley Barbour â€" we can assume that some of these names will soon fall off the list.

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