On the Hill today, Ben Bernanke said the economy could use a short-term stimulus package which caused stocks to tank...

How did the GOP candidates take this news? Fred said we should wait on a temporary fix; McCain proposed a business tax cut; and Romney said he would have an economic stimulus package soon.

Meanwhile, things got heated between Romney and AP reporter Glen Johnson over whether Romney has "lobbyists running his campaign."

Bosom Buddies: Huck and McCain are taking it easy on each other in S.C.

"For the better part of a year the media has focused on two celebrity candidates," Edwards Communications Director Chris Kofinis complained today. Hmm ... maybe somebody shouldn't have cut out an entire news network...

In other Edwards news, the candidate isn't particularly fond of Ronald Reagan.

"In fact, if somebody came to Arkansas and told us what to do with our flag, we'd tell 'em what to do with the pole, that's what we'd do" - Huckabee on the Confederate flag.

Barack Obama is seeking the help of indies and Republicans in Nevada: