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Pawlenty in Iraq

Posted at 11:51 AM on July 20, 2009 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
Filed under: Politics, War

Minnesota's commander-in-chief of the National Guard looked soldier-like in the U.S. Army images of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's meeting with the troops in a surprise visit to Iraq over the weekend. The governor wore an Army-olive t-shirt and blended in with the troops.

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Pawlenty is traveling with Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon who went with khaki:

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And Gov. Jim Gibbons of Nevada, who went with the golf shirt and jeans look:

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(Above photo from Red Bulls south newsletter)


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