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8/14/2011

Toddler rescued from rubbish container in Spain

A two-year-old girl has been found in a rubbish container in southern Spain after her parents allegedly abandoned her there, local officials say.
Tim Pawlenty has announced he is dropping his bid to become the Republican Party's candidate in the 2012 presidential election.
The Minnesota ex-governor finished a distant third in the Iowa straw poll, an early test of strength for candidates vying to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama.

"The pathway forward for me doesn't exist," Mr Pawlenty told ABC TV.

Michele Bachmann, a Congresswoman from Minnesota, won the non-binding poll.

Ron Paul, a Texas Congressman, finished a close second.

Mr Pawlenty said: "I thought I would have made a great president, but obviously that pathway isn't there. I do believe we're going to have a very good candidate who is going to beat Barack Obama."

Mr Pawlenty had spent about two years preparing his campaign and building funds. He poured much of that money into Iowa before the straw poll.

About 17,000 voters took part in the poll, in what is considered the first big test of the 2012 presidential race.

It comes five months before the first official Iowa primaries in the race for the White House.

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