GOP candidates face early test with Iowa straw poll

AMES, Iowa — After months of laying the groundwork for their campaigns, the Republicans who want to unseat President Barack Obama in 2012 are finally getting a chance to see how they rate with party activists. A straw poll Saturday in Iowa, the leadoff caucus state, marks the first time Republican ...

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