First 2012 GOP presidential debate one month away

An aide to former Mn Gov. Tim Pawlenty told MPR News Pawlenty expects to be at the Fox News South Carolina GOP debate on May 5 in Greenville. The aide said Pawlenty also expects to participate in a June 7 debate in Manchester, N.H.

Rep. Michele Bachmann's chief of Staff, Andy Parrish, said Bachmann is "undecided as of now," about whether she will take part in the first two debates.

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