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Joy Falk of Conesville, Iowa, sits on the ground with her 10 month old son Silas and listens to Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speak about the importance of the traditional family to raise children during a town hall meeting at the Button Factory Restaurant, Muscatine, IA, Thursday, December 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum wears a family bracelet as he holds a town hall meeting at the Button Factory Restaurant to discuss "faith, family, and freedom", Muscatine, IA, Thursday, December 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is interviewed live on CNN following a town hall meeting at the Button Factory Restaurant, Muscatine, IA, Thursday, December 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A man checks his voice recorder as Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks at a town hall meeting at the Coralville City Hall to discuss "faith, family, and freedom", Coralville, IA, Thursday, December 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Dec. 29, 2011, during a campaign stop at the City Hall in Coralville, Iowa. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Dec. 28, 2011, to local residents during a campaign stop at USA Furniture and Bedding in Dubuque, Iowa. (Associated Press)

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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a town-hall meeting at the Fort Dodge GOP headquarters in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Tuesday. Mr. Santorum sees "momentum" leading up to the caucuses. (Associated Press)

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GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has seen his polling numbers rise in the weeks leading up to the Iowa caucuses.

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Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, take their place for a Republican debate, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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To become the GOP standard-bearer, Mr. Santorum must leapfrog past rivals (from left) Mitt Romney, Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich. (Associated Press)

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RIGHT TURN: GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, an unabashed conservative, says that "when we nominate moderates ... we lose." (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum greets Gary Gahan, 66, of Merrimack, N.H., at a recent campaign stop in Rochester, N.H. The former senator from Pennsylvania hopes to do well in the Granite State's Jan. 10 first-in-the-nation primary. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Republican presidential candidates (from left) former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, businessman Herman Cain, Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum prepare Nov. 12, 2011, before the CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate in Spartanburg, S.C. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a Republican Presidential Debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, businessman Herman Cain and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman gather prior to a debate, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, Pool)

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**FILE** Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Sept. 24, 2011, during the Florida Republican Party Presidency 5 Convention in Orlando, Fla. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, businessman Herman Cain and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman stand at the podium to answer questions during a debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Republican presidential candidate former Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Republican presidential candidates, from left, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and former Sen. Rick Santorum enter the hall for a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)