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BRENTWOOD, NH - JANUARY 04:  Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum arrives at a town hall meeting on "Faith, Family and Freedom" at Rockingham County Nursing Home January 4, 2012 in Brentwood, New Hampshire. Santorum continued his campaign in New Hampshire for the upcoming primary election after he finished second in the Iowa Caucus, losing to Mitt Romney by only eight votes.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) See, Republicans can sell clothes too.

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Rick Santorum Shills Sweater-vests for His Campaign

Just a day after news broke that Anna Wintour has recruited 22 fashion designers for Runway to Win, a fund-raising initiative for Obama's reelection, Rick Santorum announced that he, too, is selling apparel for his campaign. He told CNN's Erin Burnett that his much-ballyhooed gray sweater-vests are available for purchase on his website for a minimum donation of $100. Or, in his words: "We're selling 'em now! We're selling them online! You can get them, I think, for ... $100?" He added proudly, "One of my supporters said this is my Second Amendment vest: the right to bare arms." Ironically, the vests' delivery timetable (four to six weeks) may outlast his campaign.

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