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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann along side her husband, Marcus, right, greets Juniors and seniors from Taylor High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann signs campaign signs for Juniors and seniors from Taylor High School in Cincinnati, Ohio after visiting Paula's Maid Rite Restaurant on a campaign stop, West Des Moines, IA, Monday, January 2, 2012. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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DECISION TIME: GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum greets Iowans after a speech at a campaign stop at the Rising Sun Cafe in Polk City, Iowa, on Monday. “Do not defer your judgment to the pundits,” the former senator said. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A woman attempts to catch a glimpse of Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum during his campaign stop Monday at the Reising Sun Cafe in Polk City, Iowa. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is hoping to improve on his second-place finish in Iowa's caucuses four years ago by starting his second presidential campaign with a win in the state Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry is aiming to appeal to Iowa voters as the anyone-but-Romney candidate. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at a campaign stop at Pizza Ranch in Boone, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. greets people during his tour of businesses in downtown Nashua, N.H., on Monday. The Republican presidential candidate has held more than 140 events in the state, which holds its primary Jan. 10. (Associated Press)
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Sheri Meredith (third from right) of Des Moines, Iowa, listens to Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich speak at a campaign stop Sunday at the Junction Sports Bar & Grill in Marshalltown. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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TIES THAT BIND: North Korea's "supreme leader," Kim Jong-un, speaks with a soldier on New Year's Day during his inspection of a tank division to congratulate members of the Korean People's Army. (Korean Central News Agency via Associated Press)
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"People will be analyzing public appearances, rosters, who was standing next to whom, who was suddenly absent, who suddenly disappears," says Andrei Lankov, a North Korea specialist at Seoul's Kookmin University of the world's interest in the North's new leader, Kim Jong-un, seen inspecting the New Year's Day spread at a military post. (Korean Central News Agency via Associated Press)
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"When the rules are subjective and continue to change, we cannot expect these business owners to comply with moving target regulations. These inconsistent rulings from the bureau are confusing and result in a waste of time and resources," said Rep. Phil Gingrey (right), Georgia Republican. (Associated Press)
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President Obama takes his family to an exhibit about his mother's anthropological work in Honolulu on Sunday before heading for the campaign trail. (Associated Press)
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After a campaign stop at Paula's Maid Rite Restaurant in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Michele Bachmann greets Advanced Placement government and history students from Taylor High School of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Bachmann's husband, Marcus, is at right. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Ron Paul, a Republican presidential hopeful, reacts to the crowd during a campaign stop Monday at the Steeplegate Inn in Davenport, Iowa. Mr. Paul has risen to second in recent presidential polls while maintaining focus on his core principles. (Associated Press)
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Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown is organizing the trip of District officials to New Hampshire to try to gain support for D.C. statehood. (The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Demonstrators outside the White House march in November with a replica of a pipeline during a protest of the planned Keystone XL pipeline that would bring tar sands oil from Canada to Texas. (Associated Press)
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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is wheeled into a court building in Cairo on Monday for the resumption of his trial in the deaths of more than 800 protesters during the uprising that toppled his 29-year regime last year. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (left) listens as President Obama speaks following a meeting at the White House in Washington on Dec. 7, 2011. President Obama warned congressional Republicans that he would reject any effort to tie extraneous issues to an extension of the payroll tax cut, including the approval of an oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada. (Associated Press/The Canadian Press)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Jan. 2, 2012, during a campaign stop at the Rising Sun Cafe in Polk City, Iowa. (Associated Press)
