Video: Perry's "Oops" Moment at CNBC Debate
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In an instantly iconic brain freeze moment in tonight's CNBC debate in Michigan, Gov. Rick Perry was unable to name the third of three federal agencies that he would eliminate — electrifying Twitter and the pundit class.
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