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Why Candidates Flock to the Iowa State Fair: Best #Cityreads of the Week

A roundup of the best stories on cities and urbanism we've come across in the past seven days.

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley tries Iowa's "pork chop on a stick" at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. — Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley tries Iowa's "pork chop on a stick" at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa.AP/Charlie Riedel

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August 15, 2015 at 7:00 AM EDT

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“How the Iowa State Fair Became a Political Rite of Passage,” Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post

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