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Mitt Romney will visit Eagan on Wednesday

The Republican presidential hopeful will make a campaign stop in the Twin Cities suburb alongside Tim Pawlenty ahead of the Feb. 7 caucuses. His visit comes on the heels of rival Rick Santorum, who stopped in Luverne, Minn., on Monday.
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The Republican presidential hopeful will make a campaign stop in the Twin Cities suburb alongside Tim Pawlenty ahead of the Feb. 7 caucuses. His visit comes on the heels of rival Rick Santorum, who stopped in Luverne, Minn., on Monday.

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