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Your afternoon reading: Perry steps up populist rhetoric in New Hampshire House address; Cain says he'll stay in race; Carney slams Romney in new book

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Gov. Rick Perry answers media questions upon his arrival at the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo, Iowa, on Aug. 14, 2011.

For Rick Perry, another attempt at a campaign reboot, this time in New Hampshire, may have already fallen flat.

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Gov. Rick Perry and Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback in Bettendorf, Iowa, for Perry's government reform speech.

Your afternoon reading: why Perry didn't score the Union Leader endorsement; poll says Cain's exit would benefit Gingrich; Democrats hit Perry for Arpaio endorsement

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Election season in Texas may have officially begun Monday, but with maps in flux, the state appears ready to tap the brakes.

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Your afternoon reading: state asks Supreme Court to stop redistricting maps; Perry, in Texas, announces new cancer research center; Romney faces criticism over 2006 immigration comments

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A burst of holiday-weekend activity has settled the state's game of political musical chairs. For now.

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Your afternoon reading: new congressional maps appear to avert Doggett/Castro fight; Hispanic leaders "disappointed" in new Dallas-area maps; Veasey says he'll vie for new Tarrant County seat

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The set at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. on Oct. 10, 2011, the night before Rick Perry's fourth Republican presidential debate.

To some, Newt Gingrich sounded an awful lot like Rick Perry at Tuesday night's Republican debate.

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U.S. Senate candidates Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst

Your afternoon reading: Cruz hits Dewhurst over TSA bill in new ad; Driver to get five years probation; Anita Perry forms Iowa "strike force"

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For the first time in a Republican debate this year, more eyes tonight may be on Ron Paul than on Rick Perry.

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Your afternoon reading: The super committee blows its deadline, the Texas House speaker defends redistricting maps, and retail politicking might be out of style, at least in Iowa.

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U.S. Rep. Ron Paul at the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.

Rick Perry and Ron Paul were invited to bare their souls on Saturday night.

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Your afternoon reading: state unemployment rate dips slightly; Perry hits Holder on Fast and Furious; Galveston judge receives book of polygamist Jeffs' prophesies

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Revised voting maps released Thursday may have handed Democrats what's become the rarest of rarities for the party in Texas: a significant victory.

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Your afternoon reading: Pelosi zings Perry on debate challenge; Texas' voter ID law may be in jeopardy; second poll shows Paul gaining in Iowa