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GOP race jolted with Iowa poll, Perry entry

The 2012 Republican presidential race heated up Saturday as latecomer Texas Gov. Rick Perry formally announced his candidacy and Iowans weighed in for the first time on their expanding field of presidential hopefuls, picking U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann as their top choice for the party's nomination.

First Read: Bachmann wins Ames Straw Poll

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., wins the Ames Straw Poll with 29% of the vote, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, came in second and Tim Pawlenty third.

First Read analysis: Bachmann remains the Iowa front-runner

Rep. Michele Bachmann had a lot to lose in the Iowa Straw Poll. What her narrow victory over Ron Paul means: The buzz, momentum and front-runner status don't change.

First Read: Iowa Rep. unhappy with Gov. Perry

Influential Iowa Rep. Steve King voices his frustration with Texas Gov. Rick Perry's decision to announce his candidacy on the same day as the Ames Straw Poll.

David Gregory on Bachmann's win, Paul's showing, Perry

NBC's David Gregory gives his inital take on Iowa Straw Poll winner Michele Bachmann's energy and organization, how viable Ron Paul is despite a strong showing and just how much Gov. Rick Perry will shake things up.

Perry organizer calls Gov. a 'different kind of Republican'

Bob Schuman, chair of the fundraising group Americans for Rick Perry, says that he thinks Gov. Perry will become the frontrunner "pretty quickly" because of his unique vision for America.

First Read: Palin stops by Reagan boyhood home

After a brief visit in Ames, Ia., former Vice Presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin continued her "One Nation" bus tour with a visit to Pres. Ronald Reagan's boyhood home in Dixon, Ill.