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Video: Perry Speech Ending Presidential Campaign

North Charleston, S.C. — Gov. Rick Perry ends his campaign for the White House just days before the South Carolina primary election. Polls indicated Perry was performing poorly in the southern state where he had hoped to redeem his campaign.

by Jay Root

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North Charleston, S.C. — Gov. Rick Perry ends his campaign for the White House just days before the South Carolina primary election. Polls indicated Perry was performing poorly in the southern state where he had hoped to redeem his campaign.

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