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GOP candidates scour the Iowa State Fair in search of straw poll support
AMES – Saturday marks an important dress rehearsal for a cast of Republican presidential hopefuls working to land the starring role in a four-year White House run on the world's biggest political stage.
The first big test in the GOP auditioning process take place when thousands of party activists converge on the Iowa State University campus to partake of food, drink, entertainment and speeches at a major fundraiser that also gives them the chance to deliver their collective reviews for the still-developing Republican players seeking to land the 2012 presidential nomination.
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista grill pork chops as they visited the Iowa Pork Producers tent during a campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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