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Tim Pawlenty’s returning to his dramatic roots. (more)

In what looked like a veiled shot at Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty told reporters Monday that while he might not win the upcoming Ames straw poll, its significance in the grand scheme of things could be undercut if the winners are not seen as “credible” candidates. (more)

Jon Huntsman doesn’t just send letters of praise. He receives them, too — including from former Minnesota governor and presidential rival Tim Pawlenty. (more)

Tim Pawlenty’s spokesman slammed the potential deal to end the debt ceiling negotiations, calling it “nothing to celebrate.” (more)

An air-conditioned “igloo” paid for by the Iowa Energy Forum will rise up from the straw poll campus in Ames next month, an attraction meant to woo Iowans’ affection with free treats, kids’ rides and displays about energy technology. (more)

Speaking in Iowa on Wednesday, Tim Pawlenty criticized Barack Obama and offered a “prize” to anyone who could find the president’s plan for entitlement reform. (more)

A member of Tim Pawlenty’s New Hampshire steering committee has switched his allegiances to Mitt Romney over what he called the Pawlenty campaign’s failure to take advantage of momentum and opportunities. The Union Leader first reported the story. (more)

In 2010, fiscal conservatism gained ground in Congress. Republicans like Paul Ryan, Cynthia Lummis and Ron Paul stand firm against House Democrats and the political invertebrates in the Senate. It would be good for the American economy if the next president was also a fiscal conservative. (more)

The gloves came off Sunday in the conflict between the two Minnesotans vying for the Republican presidential nomination, when Rep. Michele Bachmann made her first attack against former Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Pawlenty’s campaign shot back. (more)

For weeks former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been taking swings at Rep. Michele Bachmann, one of his many opponents for the 2012 Republican nomination. He bashed her record in Congress as “non-existent” on “Meet the Press,” and he suggested in a Fox News interview Bachmann’s migraines would disqualify her from being president. (more)

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty released a new television ad Thursday evening touting his record, and saying that he had accomplished the things other candidates only talk about. (more)

ABC Sports is alleging that Tim Pawlenty violated copyright law when his campaign used footage from “Miracle on Ice,” to which ABC Sports owns the rights, in a new political ad. (more)

From an RV driving around rural Iowa, Tim Pawlenty delivered a speech on his plan for job creation and growing the economy on Tuesday, 140 characters at a time. (more)

As a result of Tim Pawlenty’s poor performance in its latest national poll, Public Policy Polling will no longer include the former Minnesota governor on the list of candidates it polls in a direct match-up against President Barack Obama at the state level. Pawlenty will still be included in PPP’s Republican primary polls. (more)

Don’t count Tim Pawlenty out, Iowa Democrats certainly haven’t. (more)

Tim Pawlenty acknowledged Friday morning that he needs to improve his lackluster performance in the polls, but expressed confidence that he would do so. (more)

Tim Pawlenty today declined to sign the Family Leader’s controversial Marriage Vow Pledge. Instead, his campaign is promoting a video in which Pawlenty and his wife, Mary, discuss their faith and values. (more)

Drawing parallels between the impasse on the debt limit and the 11-day Minnesota government shutdown, Tim Pawlenty called on Republicans at the state and federal level to continue to hold the line, touting his own record of passing balanced budgets during his reign as Minnesota governor in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register Tuesday. (more)

Could Minnesota’s budget woes rescue Tim Pawlenty’s presidential bid? (more)

The Tim Pawlenty–Michele Bachmann feud continues. (more)