The stars of the show may have been 6-year-old Logan Cary, his grand champion ham and Gov. Matt Blunt, but the trio shared the limelight with dozens of political candidates and their handlers Thursday.
About 800 people, ranging from toddlers and their politician parents to farmers in bib overalls, filed under the huge white director’s tent to chat and dine at the Governor’s Ham Breakfast.
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