Back in US, Pawlenty is back to GOP campaigning

The Associated Press
September 20, 2010 at 11:51PM
FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2010 file photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. The tea party's demands for ideologically pure stands on health care and federal spending have caught some GOP presidential hopefuls off guard, forcing them to awkwardly defend earlier decisions as they watch hard-right rivals gain ground.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Just back from a lengthy foreign trip, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is working some domestic travel and political fundraising into his agenda.

A spokesman for Pawlenty's political activities says the two-term Republican was headed Tuesday for the Nashville, Tenn., area and Cincinnati, Ohio. Pawlenty had planned to raise money for GOP gubernatorial nominee Scott Walker on Monday night but plane problems kept him back.

Pawlenty has traveled frequently this year to assist GOP candidates and to become better known ahead of an increasingly likely run for president in 2012.

Over the weekend, he returned from a weeklong trade mission to Asia.

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