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2012 GOP presidential candidates making campaign stops As the primary season kicks into gear, Republican presidential hopefuls are hitting the road and meeting voters in Iowa , New Hampshire and other early primary states.
Sept. 28, 2011
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney bows his head during applause while speaking at a town meeting at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
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Romney bows his head during his address to the Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) arrives for a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.
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Sept. 14, 2011
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney addresses a town hall meeting in Sun Lakes, Ariz.
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Sept. 14, 2011
Supporters listen as Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney speaks during a town hall meeting in Sun Lakes, Ariz. Romney continued to draw a sharp contrast with his top foe for the GOP presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
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Sept. 5, 2011
Five-month-old Mallory Blais gets the requisite campaign-trail kiss from former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr., who was in Salem, N.H. along with other GOP hopefuls for the annual Salem/Windham Republican Labor Day picnic.
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, left, and Fox News host Sean Hannity meet up at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 12.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry greets supporters as he leaves a Sept. 5 town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Conway, S.C.
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) says hello to a supporter after speaking at a Tea Party Express rally at Des Moines's Waterworks Park on Aug. 31.
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During a campaign visit to McCandless International Trucks in Las Vegas on Sept. 6, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney outlines his economic platform.
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Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum speaks at a campaign event at the Beacon Drive In restaurant in Spartanburg, S.C., on Aug. 26.
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Former House speaker Newt Gingrich takes a question from 13-year-old Beth Borchik during a town hall meeting in Pasadena, Calif., on Sept. 6.
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Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. chats with Katherine Swett as he orders a takeout lunch in Alton, N.H., on Sept. 4, 2011.
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Herman Cain speaks to the media after taking part in the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C., on Sept. 5.
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Gov. Rick Perry of Texas attends a house party in Manchester, N.H., on Sept. 3.
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) takes questions at a town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) at Trident Technical College in North Charleston, S.C., on Aug. 25.
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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney greets the crowd after his remarks at McCandless International Trucks in Las Vegas on Sept. 6.
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Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) speaks at a town hall meeting at New England College in Henniker, N.H., on Sept. 1.
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Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum mingles with the crowd at a clambake hosted by the Grafton County Republican Committee in Rumney, N.H., on Aug. 21.
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Former House speaker Newt Gingrich, center, leaves a town hall meeting in Pasadena on Sept. 6.
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Rick Perry
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, second from left, talks business with Chris Banas, left, and Cliff Gabay, executives at Resonetics in Nashua, N.H., as he toured their facility before a roundtable discussion Aug. 17.
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Rick Perry
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, with his wife, Anita, at left, speaks to New Englanders at the Politics and Eggs breakfast in Bedford, N.H.
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Jon Huntsman Jr.
Former Republican governor Jon Huntsman Jr. of Utah looks at a Winchester rifle at Riley's Gun shop as he tests the waters for a possible 2012 presidential run on May 21 in Hookset, N.H. He officially announced he was running in June.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich speaks at the New Hampshire Republican Party's "Live Free or Die Speaker Series" at Piccolo Italia Ristorante on April 20 in Manchester, N.H.
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Mitt Romney
Republican front-runner Mitt Romney enters the Littleton Diner to speak to voters in Littleton, N.H., on Aug. 16.
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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney sits with voters eating lunch at the Puritan Backroom Diner in Manchester, N.H., on Aug. 16.
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Ron Paul
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, (R-Tex.) has his picture taken following his announcement for his candidacy for U.S. president May 12, at Exeter Town Hall in Exeter, N.H.
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Newt Gingrich
Gingrich shakes hands while meeting employees during a campaign stop at Spectrum Marketing in Manchester, N.H., on July 25.
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Jon Huntsman Jr.
Republican presidential candidate and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. takes questions during a meeting with the Nashua Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 5 in Nashua, N.H.
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Mitt Romney
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney speaks to a packed crowd during a town-hall meeting at the VFW in Nashua, N.H., on Aug.8.
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Ron Paul
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) gives a speech after announcing his plans to seek the Republican nomination for president at a town hall May 13 in Exeter, N.H.
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Michele Bachman
Republican presidential candidate and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann speaks at the Polk County Republican Road to the White House event in Des Moines.
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Ron Paul
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) signs a yard sign for Linda Stolba of Cedar Rapids during a campaign stop Aug. 2 at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Iowa City, Iowa.
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Herman Cain
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks during the "'Energy Independence Day Tea Party" rally on Independence Mall in Philadelphia on July 4.
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Newt Gingrich
Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks to a filled gymnasium during a meet-and-greet for Republican presidential contenders at Clear Creek Amana High School in Tiffin, Iowa, on Aug. 5.
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Mitt Romney
In Ohio, Romney speaks in the warehouse at Screen Machine Industries during a campaign stop July 27.
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Rick Santorum
Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum speaks to residents in a coffee shop Aug. 8 in Ames, Iowa.
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Michele Bachmann
Bachmann reacts as she steps off her campaign bus before speaking to residents during a meeting on Aug. 8 in Atlantic, Iowa. Bachmann won the Iowa straw poll on Aug. 13.
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Jon Huntsman
Huntsman speaks during the Orange County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner in Orlando on July 30.
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Herman Cain
Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain talks to reporters as dozens of tea party supporters rally near the U.S. Capitol against raising the debt limit July 27.
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Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum speaks to a filled gymnasium during a meet-and-greet for Republican presidential contenders at Clear Creek Amana High School in Tiffin, Iowa on Aug. 5.
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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney, accompanied by his wife, Ann Romney, in Manchester, N.H. on Aug. 12, at a house party given by a Republican activist.
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At a house party given by Republican activist, Ovide Lamontagne, right, Mitt Romney appears in Manchester, N.H.
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