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October 19, 2012

Photos: Senate candidate Kurt Bills on the road

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Republican Kurt Bills goes into the final weeks of the U.S. Senate campaign at a financial disadvantage compared to incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Federal Election Commission records show. And the most recent polls have him trailing Klobuchar by a wide margin. We accompanied Bills on a recent campaign swing. He travels in one of three blue school buses named Constitution, Liberty and Freedom.

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Kurt Bills, Republican U.S. Senate candidate, checks his phone for messages after a rally with supporters in Ham Lake on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. While on the campaign trail, Bills travels in one of three old, blue school buses. This one is named Constitution. The other two are Freedom and Liberty. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills, center, talks to supporters during a rally Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 in Ham Lake. While on the campaign trail, Bills travels in one of three blue school buses named Constitution, Liberty and Freedom. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills at rally Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 in Ham Lake. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bill, left, visits with lunchtime patrons at Joe's on Main Street Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 in Cambridge, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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At Joe's on Main Street, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills, right, talks to Isanti County resident Ron Misiura and his son Michael Misiura, a high school senior. Both support Bills and decided to stop by the restaurant for lunch after seeing on Twitter that Bills would be there Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 in Cambridge, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills, left, picks out decorated cookies to bring home to his four children Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 at Herman's Bakery in Cambridge. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills, left, and State House candidate for District 11B Ben Wiener, right, talk with supporter Dave Ubl Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 outside Ubl's gas and service station, Slim's Service, in Hinckley, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills waits outside his campaign bus to distribute yard signs to supporters Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 in the parking lot at Tobies Restaurant in Hinckley, Minn. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills finishes a speech to supporters during a rally Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 in Ham Lake. While on the campaign trail, Bills travels in one of three blue school buses named Constitution, Liberty and Freedom. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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