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Perry Applauds Maine Gov's Controversial Advice To Unemployed

Posted 05.10.2012

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said Tuesday that he agrees with Maine Gov. Paul LePage's (R) suggestion earlier this week that any unemployed welfare recip...

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Perry Explains Where God Stands On 'Oops Moments'

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 05.02.2012

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AUSTIN, Texas — God forgives people for their "oops moments" even if the American electorate does not, failed Republican presidential candidate ...

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Texas Ready To Sever Federal Funding For Women's Health Program

AP | CHRIS TOMLINSON | Posted 04.17.2012

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas officials have asked for more time to phase out federal funding for a women's health program after federal officials said ...

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Perry: 'I'm Not Slipping Off Into The Sunset'

AP | By WILL WEISSERT | Posted 02.07.2012

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ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Rick Perry acknowledged Monday that he's not used to losing but also vowed "I'm not slipping off into the sunset" while promising...

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Texas Gets Sticker Shock From Perry Campaign

Austin American-Statesman | Chuck Lindell | Posted 01.27.2012

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Texas taxpayers were billed almost $800,000 in travel costs for a security detail to travel with Gov. Rick Perry largely on out-of-state events tied t...

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Bachmann, Perry Face Fallout From 2012 Campaigns

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 01.24.2012

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The rapid rise and sharp fall of their bids for the Republican presidential nomination may have hurt the political futures of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R...

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WATCH: The Best Of Rick Perry's Bumbling Campaign For President

HuffingtonPost.com | Hunter Stuart | Posted 01.30.2012

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Texas Governor Rick Perry has finally come to grips with reality and decided to drop out of the contest for the Republican nomination for President. ...

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Rx for TX: More Elvis, Less Explaining

Jason Stanford | Posted 02.28.2012

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It might be time for Texas Democrats to stop trying to persuade people who already agree with us. If we stopped lecturing and started being likeable, we might actually start winning some statewide races.

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Perry Made Questionable Decision To His Benefit

AP | CHRIS TOMLINSON | Posted 02.15.2012

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is a double-dipper, collecting a salary and retirement benefits simultaneously, according to a personal fi...

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Rick Perry 'Awarded' For Gaffes

Posted 12.15.2011

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry has just received the kind of award nobody wants to get. In the January edition of Texas Monthly magazine, it gives out the "...

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Not Rick Perry's Texas

Ann Beeson | Posted 02.01.2012

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Because of its sheer size, Texas has the ability to change the direction of the country. Despite the current Tea Party stranglehold and lackluster Democrats, that change is more and more likely to trend progressive.

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Is Rick Perry Embarrassing Texas?

McClatchy | Maria Recio | Posted 01.18.2012

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, now at single-digit lows in polls after his high-flying start on the presidential campaign trail, has performed so badly on the...

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Perry Backers Won Approval For Questionable Project Despite Strenuous Objections

Austin American-Statesman | R.G. Ratcliffe | Posted 11.15.2011

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State environmental regulators appointed by Gov. Rick Perry issued a permit in January for a Houston-area industrial waste injection well to a company...

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Rick Perry Makes A Texas-Sized Flip On Spending

AP | By WILL WEISSERT | Posted 11.14.2011

AUSTIN, Texas -- Rick Perry, who bashes federal spending everywhere he goes on the presidential campaign trail, has spent 11 years as Texas' governor ...

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Rick Perry Jobs Program Fails To Deliver, Study Finds

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 01.09.2012

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AUSTIN, Texas — A government watchdog group in Texas said Wednesday that a job creation program touted often by Gov. Rick Perry as he seeks the ...

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Perry Campaign Rhetoric On Touted Reforms Contradicts Evidence

AP | PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 01.07.2012

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PRESIDIO, Texas — Presidio County is bigger than Delaware and has just one practicing physician who doesn't deliver babies or treat emergencies....

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Perry's Parents Evade Controversial Subjects

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.07.2012

The parents of Texas Gov. Rick Perry declined to comment on controversial topics in the presidential race in an interview with the Dallas Morning News...

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Perry Apologizes Again For Controversial Comment

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.04.2012

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is still apologizing for his comment during a Sept. 22 Republican presidential debate that opponents of in-state tuition for und...

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Rick Perry's Texas-Sized Problem?

Texas Tribune | Emily Ramshaw and Elizabeth Titus | Posted 01.04.2012

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Texans have elected Rick Perry governor three times -- with almost 55 percent of the vote in 2010 -- but that does not mean Texas' Republican establis...

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Public Officials Call On Rick Perry To Allow DNA Testing For Questionable Execution

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.28.2011

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A group of current and former lawmakers, judges and lawyers is calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to grant DNA testing for a convicted murderer with an ...

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GOP Candidate Once Battled Bully With '15 Defecating Chickens'

Posted 12.25.2011

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Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry don't take guff from nobody, at least according to a recent interview with his longtime friend Jo...

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Rick Perry's Neglect Of The Disabled

Texas Tribune | Emily Ramshaw | Posted 12.24.2011

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign hinges on one overarching message: That states perform best when left to their own devices and federal r...

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Tables Turned On Rick Perry On Contentious Issue

Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Yamil Berard | Posted 12.03.2011

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Gov. Rick Perry is making headlines with his attacks on Social Security and Medicare, blasting their fiscal stability, likening them to Ponzi schemes ...

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Texas Oil Refineries May Get Tax Refund Out Of Public School, Community Money

Posted 11.26.2011

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By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) PASADENA, Texas -- Three commissioners appointed by Gov. Rick Perry may grant some of the nation's ...

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A Poor Excuse for Public Discourse

Scott Lilly | Posted 11.08.2011

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With nearly a quarter of the nation's proven oil reserves, Texas collects a cool 7.5% on the market value of natural gas production and 4.6% on oil. What's puzzling is how little advantage Rick Perry has taken of this unique opportunity.

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