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Who’s Who In The Pawlenty Camp

by David Kurtz
03.22.11 | 7:25 am

Benjy Sarlin takes a close look at the political staffers Tim Pawlenty has accumulated for his 2012 run. The list includes several defectors from other 2012 contenders and at least one TPM fave, former Bush White House aide and Karl Rove protege Sara Taylor.

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