Politics & Government

PHOTOS: Images from the Iowa Straw Poll in Ames

Thousands of Iowans turned out Saturday to vote and cheer on the Republican candidates for president.

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As the 2011 Iowa Straw Poll lands in Ames, Patch sent a photographer to capture images from the scene.

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