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Your afternoon reading: A new ad buy in South Carolina for Perry; Cain denies sexual harassment allegations; special interests in judicial campaign contributions.

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Herman Cain may be up, but Texas Republicans haven't abandoned Rick Perry, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.

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Mitt Romney arrives at a debate site in Hanover, N.H., on Oct. 11, 2011.

Your afternoon reading: Perry says he's "here to win" New Hampshire; George Will says Romney becoming "less electable"; state officials unsatisfied by proposed changes to EPA pollution rule

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Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich at the Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College on Oct. 11, 2011.

Fellow Republican candidates aren't coming to Rick Perry's defense over the possibility that he might skip future debates. But to some extent, they can sympathize.

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The moderators and Republican candidates are introduced at the Dartmouth Debates in Hanover, NH on October 11, 2011.

Your afternoon reading: opponents respond to Perry's debate hesitancy; Cruz slams group his wife belonged to; officials urge Perry to halt execution

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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.

Bedeviled by debates, Rick Perry may have settled on a familiar strategy: skip them.

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Your afternoon reading: Perry comes out against Confederate license plates; Lamar Smith endorses Romney; anti-tax groups taking aim at constitutional amendments

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"Birther" talk threatened to overshadow Rick Perry's attempted campaign reboot on Tuesday.

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Your afternoon reading: parsing Perry's spending plan; Obama campaign slams flat tax; why Perry's talking birtherism

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Gov. Rick Perry greets Iowans in Sioux City on Oct. 8, 2011.

A series of bold moves could give Rick Perry the reboot he's looking for.

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Gov. Rick Perry delivers a campaign speech to a crowd in Orange City, Iowa, on Oct. 8, 2011.

Your afternoon reading: Perry camp adds former Bush campaign manager; Romney pushes back against health care story; Perry ads to start running Tuesday in Iowa

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Gov. Rick Perry delivering his stump speech during an early morning campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa, on Oct. 8, 2011.

This week could give Gov. Rick Perry the first pages to his comeback story.

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Candidate Rick Perry, r, speaks to a woman one on one after his campaign stop in Orange City, Iowa on October 8, 2011.

Your afternoon reading: Perry's polling lags in Iowa as he struggles with likability; a media war breaks out around Michael Morton: drought likely to worsen in winter.

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Texas Governor at the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire on October 11, 2011.

Has Rick Perry found his own “9-9-9”? Tune in to his economic speech next week to find out!

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The Dartmouth College press room at the Republican presidential debate on Oct. 11, 2011.

Your afternoon reading: Perry lays out plans for a flat tax; rivalry between Perry and Romney gets personal; five men are arrested in San Antonio for either a strange prank or a terrorist plot.