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Scenes from Iowa
Republican presidential candidates are campaigning heavily in towns all around Iowa in the days leading up to the first presidential caucus on January 3.
![Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at the Music Man Square in Mason City, Iowa, Dec. 29, 2011. (AP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/20b2e188-6b2e-4459-9943-4d55416427d6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at the Music Man Square in Mason City, Iowa, Dec. 29, 2011. (AP)
![Candidate Michele Bachmann meets with patrons at the Nodaway Diner in Greenfield, Iowa. (AP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ff14ff95-ad8d-472b-86c2-740292cd9f21_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Candidate Michele Bachmann meets with patrons at the Nodaway Diner in Greenfield, Iowa. (AP)
![Candidate Ron Paul receives makeup prior to an interview at a campaign stop in Sioux Center, Iowa, Dec. 30, 2011. (AP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/b5302fad-8d30-4867-9f61-e2769e13e162_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Candidate Ron Paul receives makeup prior to an interview at a campaign stop in Sioux Center, Iowa, Dec. 30, 2011. (AP)
![Supporters huddle against the early morning cold waiting to hear Mitt Romney speak at a Hy-Vee grocery store in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/319a8097-595d-43e7-be3a-ffaf6103ae30_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters huddle against the early morning cold waiting to hear Mitt Romney speak at a Hy-Vee grocery store in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP)