More Scenes from the Iowa State Fair                                                     more
August 11, 2011--Former Gov. Mitt Romney and Sen. Chuck Grassley work the grill at the Iowa Pork Tent.  Unlike in his 2007 appearance, when Romney dropped a pork chop and invoked the five second rule, this time there were no untoward incidents.
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Meanwhile... 
The Washington Post's Phil Rucker talks with a pork producer.
Romney senior advisor Ben Ginsburg talks with the Washington Post's Dan Balz.
Romney Iowa senior advisor Dave Kochel (center) talks with the New York Times' Jeff Zeleny (partially seen at right) as a Romney supporter Kent Lucken (left) listens and the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza (in the background) looks on.