December 30, 2011
With the Iowa caucuses just days away, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is traveling by bus to every one of the 99 counties in her home state to rally residents and garner support.
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Greenfield, Iowa, USA — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, center, jokes with patrons at Nodaway Diner in Greenfield, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Mondamin, Iowa, USA — Michele Bachmann staff member Whitney Clark holds cue cards for Bachmann at King's Crossing Cafe in Mondamin, Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. Bachmann's campaign is producing short videos from all of the stops during her bus tour. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Sidney, Iowa, USA — K.C. Jefferies of Seattle, Washington, documents Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's visit to Sidney, Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. Bachmann's bus tour is stopping in all of Iowa's 99 counties before the caucuses next week. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Glenwood, Iowa, USA — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann greets supporters before departing Glenwood, Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Indianola, Iowa, USA — Michele Bachmann's caravan makes its way through central Iowa Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Glenwood, Iowa, USA — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann speaks to a full house at Oasis Steak House & Lounge in Glenwood, Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Sidney, Iowa, USA — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann reaches through a jewelry display to shake hands at Penn Drug Co. in Sidney, Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Sidney, Iowa, USA — Rhett Goy, Mindy Goy and their daughter Adalie Goy, 4, listen as Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann speaks at Penn Drug Co. in Sidney, Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann signs a photo for young supporters during a stop at Scooter's Coffeehouse in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Osceola, Iowa, USA — A Michele Bachmann supporter selects a button from a vendor during Bachmann's bus tour stop at Family Table Restaurant in Osceola, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Creston, Iowa, USA — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann greets supporters at Adams Street Espresso in Creston, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Indianola, Iowa, USA — Edward Lewis of Council Bluffs, Iowa, shows his support for Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann at Pizza Ranch in Indianola, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Glenwood, Iowa, USA — Samantha Kittle, 11, and others wait to exit the Oasis Steak House & Lounge after Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann met with residents in Glenwood, Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Winterset, Iowa, USA — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann pauses before a live television interview at the Northside Cafe in Winterset, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Creston, Iowa, USA — Michele Bachmann supporters walk through downtown Creston, Iowa, as Bachmann's bus leaves town Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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