Republicans meet in New Hampshire for 2012 presidential debate

Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul face-off in the first 2012 presidential debate.

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Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) talks to the audience after the debate. Bachmann said Monday night that she has filed the official paperwork to run for president in 2012.

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Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, shakes hands with a spectator after the debate.

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Left, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, Rep. Michele Bachmann, (Minn.), former House speaker Newt Gingrich, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Rep. Ron Paul, (Texas), former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty and businessman Herman Cain on stage during the debate.

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Rep. Michelle Bachmann (Minn.) and former House speaker Newt Gingrich share a laugh.

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Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, center, gestures as he answers a question as former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, left, and former Minnesota governon Tim Pawlenty, listen.

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Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, left, talks to CNN's John King, left, as Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), joins in during the first New Hampshire Republican presidential debate.

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Republican presidential hopefuls debate.

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Republican presidential hopefuls: former House speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

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Former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during the debate.

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Left, former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.), Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), former House speaker Newt Gingrich, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney , Rep. Ron Paul (Texas), former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty and businessman Herman Cain prepare for their debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

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Republican presidential hopefuls, left, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Rep. Ron Paul (Texas), former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty and former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain greet one another before the debate.

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Supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul march before the first 2012 Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.

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People wave signs and show support for candidates prior to the start of the debate.

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Supporters demonstrate on the campus of St. Anselms College.

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Supporters of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney wait for the debate to begin.

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