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TribuneFest: A Conversation with Rick Perry

At the opening session of the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, I talked to Gov. Rick Perry about the cost of college tuition, how to insure more Texans, his plans for 2014 and, yes, Satan.

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At the opening session of the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, I interviewed Gov. Rick Perry about the impact of cuts to public education, the cost of college tuition, how to insure more Texans, the state's controversial policy on family planning funding, whether he plans to run for governor again and, yes, Satan.

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