Gov. Pawlenty heading back to New Hampshire

The governor will be making his second trip to New Hampshire when he speaks at the Manchester Republican Committee's Lincoln-Reagan day dinner on March 25.

Pawlenty has not ruled out a run for president in 2012. He was last there in December. New Hampshire is a critical state in presidential politics because it holds the first presidential primary in the nation.

Pawlenty has kept a busy out-of-state travel schedule since he announced in June that he wasn't seeking a third term. He has visited roughly 20 states since then.

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