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Tory Dunnan
Washington, DC

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Mitt Romney
(R) Presidential Candidate

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Mitt Romney
(R) Presidential Candidate

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Joe Biden
Vice President

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Tory Dunnan
Washington, DC


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Key battleground states are keeping the presidential candidates busy this election season -- plenty of advertising, speeches and travel -- especially to the state of Iowa.
Tory Dunnan is in Washington with the latest news from the Hawkeye state.

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IOWA IS ONE OF 7 KEY STATES ---SEEN HERE IN YELLOW---UP FOR GRABS IN THIS ELECTION ACCORDING TO CNN ANALYSIS.
IT OFFERS UP 6 ELECTORAL VOTES.
THOSE ARE SIX VOTES THAT YOU CAN ADD TO EITHER PRESIDENT OBAMA OR MITT ROMNEY.
AND IT'S WHY BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE UPPING THEIR VISITS TO THE HAWKEYE STATE.
There is, however, a place where he could go to get an example of what can be done right to get people to work again. // And that example is here in Iowa!
TURNS OUT THE CANDIDATES ARE FAR FROM FINISHED WITH THEIR CAMPAIGNING IN IOWA.
MITT ROMNEY JUST WRAPPED UP A FIVE DAY BUS TOUR -- HITTING 6 STATES THAT VOTED FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA IN 2008 -- INCLUDING IOWA.
Iowa you are going to help elect me the next president of the united states and i'm going to get this country on track.
AN NBC/MARIST POLL FROM MAY SHOWS A DEAD HEAT FOR THE CANDIDATES IN IOWA. THE TWO RIVALS ARE TIED AT 44 PERCENT THERE.
NOW THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN IS TAKING THEIR TURN IN THE HAWKEYE STATE.
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN IS HITTING THE ROAD FOR A "STRENGTHENING THE MIDDLE CLASS TOUR" NEXT WEEK.
No one knows that better than the people of Iowa.
HE WILL SPEND TWO DAYS IN IOWA HIGHLIGHTING EFFORTS TO BOLSTER THE STATE'S RURAL ECONOMY.
OBAMA'S RE-ELECTION TEAM HAS BEEN DUMPING PLENTY OF ADVERTISING DOLLARS INTO THE BATTLEGROUND STATES.
IT'S MOST RECENT AD RELEASE SET TO AIR IN IOWA WILL TARGET THE FEMALE VOTE.
IN WASHINGTON, I'M TORY DUNNAN. BACK TO YOU.

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