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Slideshow: Tim Pawlenty on the trail

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Tim Pawlenty at the White House
Tim Pawlenty looks on as the man he wanted to replace, President Barack Obama, addresses the White House Governors Ball in the State Dining Room on Feb. 21, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
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Tim Pawlenty
In this Saturday, Aug, 13, 2001, photo Republican presidential candidate and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty waves to supporters after he spoke at the Republican Party's Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa. Pawlenty announced Sunday that he is ending his campaign for president.
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Tim Pawlenty at the White House
Tim Pawlenty looks on as the man he wanted to replace, President Barack Obama, addresses the White House Governors Ball in the State Dining Room on Feb. 21, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images
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Tim Pawlenty on Fox
Tim Pawlenty and "Fox & Friends" co-anchor Gretchen Carlson talk at the "Fox & Friends" at FOX Studios on January 12, 2011 in New York City.
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