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The primary race in Iowa continues (39 images)

With the first national GOP presidential caucus looming ahead on Jan. 3, 2012, the candidates are hitting the road in Iowa looking to raise their profile, their standing in the polls and their chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination.



Republican 2012 presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul makes remarks at a town hall meeting at the historic Hotel Pattee, as he campaigns in Perry, Iowa, December 29, 2011. Polls indicate a tight race between Paul, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich days before Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, January 3,2012. UPI/Mike Theiler
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Republican 2012 presidential candidate and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann signs autographs for Katie Hogue,10, (in pink) and her brother William, 8, during a campaign stop at Scooter's Coffee Shop, Council Bluffs, Iowa, December 27, 2011, in advance of Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, January 3,2012. UPI/Mike Theiler
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Republican 2012 presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry hugs Alexandria Miller, 3, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, as he works his way through a crowd at Main Street Cafe, during a meet-and-greet of supporters at Council Bluffs, December 27, 2011, in advance of Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, January 3,2012. UPI/Mike Theiler
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Republican 2012 presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) looks from behind a Santa Claus along with Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriff Joe Arpaio (L), as he arrives at Main Street Cafe, for a meet-and-greet of supporters, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, December 27, 2011, in advance of Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, January 3,2012. UPI/Mike Theiler
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