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Gov. Rick Perry spoke at The Response for nearly 13 minutes and led the audience of more than 30,000 in a prayer for “a nation in crisis.” The day-long event took place at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Saturday.

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Thanh Tan was a multimedia reporter/producer for the Tribune from 2011 to 2012. She previously worked at Idaho Public Television, a PBS station that serves a statewide audience. While there, she was an...