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Newsreel: Perry's Out, Santorum's Mad, Abbott's Loaded

In this edition of the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry announced he won't seek re-election, Rick Santorum stopped by the Capitol to talk about the omnibus abortion bill and Attorney General Greg Abbott added to his campaign coffers.

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In this edition of the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry announced he will not run for re-election, Rick Santorum stopped by the Capitol to say a thing or two about the omnibus abortion bill and Attorney General Greg Abbott put more money in his campaign coffers.

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