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Seward Johnson's American Gothic-inspired statue is on display at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa., on Jan. 19, 2014. The 25-foot-tall replica of the farmer and daughter shown in the painting will remain at the fairgrounds in east Des Moines for the next six months. Peter Cownie, executive director of the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation, said his father, Jim Cownie, and central Iowa businessman Bill Knapp paid $30,000 to lease the sculpture. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Rodney White) MANDATORY CREDIT

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** FILE ** This Oct. 23, 2013, file photo shows state Sen. Joni Ernst during a Senate debate in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Bill Neibergall)

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In this Feb. 1, 2014 photo, Craig Rouch takes a bite out of his bride April's bacon bouquet before their wedding during the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Zach Boyden-Holmes) MAGS OUT, TV OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

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Virginia-based National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee billboards in Des Moines, Iowa, and Baltimore urge the retired pediatric neurosurgeon to make a bid for the White House in 2016.

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A tea party supporter holds a Don't Tread on Me flag during a rally on Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals backers demonstrate May 12 in Des Moines, Iowa. PETA has been buying stock in companies in an effort to influence animal-welfare policies. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, daughter Chelsea and husband Bill attend a New Year's Eve rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 31. ASTRID RIECKEN/THE WASHINGTON TIMES