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It-boy Pawlenty debuts before Iowa GOP to strains of ‘It ain’t me’

By Chris Steller | 11.07.09 | 11:24 pm

tpaw iowa 6 revTaking his opening shot in the state that hosts the nation’s earliest presidential caucus, Gov. Tim Pawlenty could hardly miss by appealing to “Heartland values” that Minnesota shares with neighboring Iowa. But other parts of his Saturday-night speech to Republicans…

Surprised? T-Paw Iowa-bound

By Chris Steller | 10.07.09 | 10:08 am

Presidentially ambitious Gov. Pawlenty has traveled greater distances to destinations offering lesser political rewards, so it’s hardly a surprise he’ll make the short trip next month to all-important Iowa.