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2012 Presidential Campaign, NewsNew Hampshire Embracing PaulSome polls leading up to today's GOP primary in New Hampshire show Texas Congressman Ron Paul is in 2nd place, trailing only Mitt Romney. Thanh Tan, of our political reporting partner The Texas Tribune, is in New Hampshire covering Congressman Paul’s presidential campaign. She says while he’s not poised for a first-place finish, his campaign is still expecting to keep up the momentum.... |
2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Fact Checking Ron Paul on Perry’...
Gov. Rick Perry is spending the week touring all the early primary states: Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Of course, Perry’s opponents in the Republican primary contest are looking for weaknesses to exploit.
Texas Congressman Ron Paul thinks he may have found one. In a conversation...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Perry Joins Long List of Texas Candida...
Now that Texas Governor Rick Perry has officially entered the race for President, he will be compared and contrasted with others running in the GOP primary. But let's start closer to home – and compare him with other Texans who have made a run for the White House.
When it comes to Rick Perry,...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Perry’s Primary States Tour
Governor Rick Perry is traveling to key early primary states this weekend. His campaign has said he will address his plans to run for the Republican presidential nomination. KUT's Ben Philpott, who also works for the Texas Tribune, says he expects Perry to announce his intentions Saturday and then...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Perry: A Presidential Profile
A "humble beginning" always makes for a good story when running for elected office, especially for a presidential candidate. Governor Rick Perry has that: a lonely child of hard-working, hard scrabble parents from the "middle of nowhere" West Texas crossroad town of Paint Creek.
But for our...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Perry Seems Ready to Announce Candidac...
Speculation is swirling that Governor Rick Perry could finally make his presidential intentions clear this weekend during a speech in South Carolina. On Wednesday, Perry made his first public appearance since those stories began circulating over the weekend—and the Governor kept dropping...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Perry Could Announce Candidacy this We...
Will Governor Rick Perry roll out his presidential campaign this weekend? Rumor has it his trip to South Carolina this weekend will include an announcement.
Rick Perry’s campaign team will neither confirm nor deny announcement rumors. In an email Monday, spokesman Mark Miner wrote, "The...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
A Rally To Respond to Governor Perry&#...
A modest crowd rallied at the State Capitol in protest of "The Response" prayer and fasting event in Houston initiated by Governor Rick Perry. The Travis County Democratic Party hosted the gathering Saturday afternoon in Austin.
“Thank you for being here and for not being there," State...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
With Perry Campaigning, Who Governs Te...
Gov. Rick Perry is in Iowa today before heading back to New Hampshire and then South Carolina later this week. What does that mean for the business of the state while he's out of pocket?
First of all, there is a chain of command. When Governor Rick Perry heads out of state, Lt. Gov. David...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Gov. Perry Declares Himself Candidate ...
Governor Rick Perry introduced himself to the nation as a presidential candidate at a speech this afternoon in Charleston, South Carolina.
"I declare to you today as a candidate for president of the United States," Perry said at a conservative activists'...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry, Texas Political Parlor
Political Parlor: Perry’s Big An...
After months of hype and speculation, Saturday is the day Perry-watchers have been waiting for.
This week in the Texas Political Parlor, we’re talking about the expected announcement from Governor Rick Perry on his presidential aspirations. He'll be in South Carolina Saturday, ahead of stops...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
AP: Rick Perry Spokesman Confirms He&#...
The Associated Press is reporting that a "spokesman" for Rick Perry has confirmed the Texas Governor will announce his intentions to enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Here's the copy from the AP wire:
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Perry on Texas’ Debt: Fact or Fiction?
Governor Rick Perry travels to New Hampshire this weekend for a private party with Republican leaders – which looks a lot like it could be a campaign meeting.
In this context, KUT’s Emily Donahue spoke with Gardner Selby of the Austin American-Statesman’s PolitiFact Texas about recent...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
With The Response Over, What’s N...
With Gov. Rick Perry's much-hyped — and highly attended — prayer event over, some say the governor's big announcement could come as soon as this week.
In the end, Gov. Rick Perry's much-hyped prayer event at Houston's Reliant Stadium, The Response, did exactly what it was supposed to do,...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Perry’s “Response” A...
A day of prayer and fasting in Houston’s Reliant stadium has come and gone. The event initiated by Governor Rick Perry brought plenty of people, but not the expected controversy. That makes it a nice launching pad for a possible Presidential bid.
Some of the event organizers had been...
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