Campaign photo diary: Cookie-cutter candidates

Romney leads Obama in a Pennsylvania cookie contest — and more revealing moments on the trail

Cookie-cutter candidates
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The Oakmont Bakery in Oakmont, Penn., is holding its own presidential race of sorts, selling cookies that use icing paper and food coloring to capture the likenesses of President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney. The bakery, which is "established on firm Christian beliefs," began selling the cookies in September, and as of Oct. 17, Romney versions had outsold the Obama biscuits, 350 to 331.

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