The Brief: Sept. 9, 2011
Suddenly, the race for the Republican presidential nomination has narrowed to a fight over Social Security. Full Story
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David Muto
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David Muto was the editor of TribTalk, The Texas Tribune's opinion page. He is also the Tribune's copy editor. A Richardson native, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned degrees in journalism and Spanish.
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![Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars national conference in San Antonio on Aug. 30, 2011.]()
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The Midday Brief: Sept. 8, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Rick Perry and Ron Paul's off-screen debate confrontation; Romney slams Perry again on Social Security; Perry gets a Taiwanese animation Full Story
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The Brief: Sept. 8, 2011
The verdict's in: Rick Perry passed, but didn't ace, his first test. Full Story
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![Gov. Rick Perry takes a question at the Black Hawk County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner in Waterloo, Iowa, on Aug. 14, 2011.]()
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The Midday Brief: Sept. 7, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Rove calls Fed Up! Perry's "biggest challenge"; three attacks Perry may face at debate; Dan Patrick rules out U.S. Senate run Full Story
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The Brief: Sept. 7, 2011
Rick Perry, set to debate tonight for the first time as a presidential candidate, now faces the downside of leading the pack: sky-high expectations. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Sept. 6, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Perry knocks federal response to wildfires; redistricting case under way; Perry's electability Full Story
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![The sun sets through the smoke from the Bastrop wildfires near sunset at the intersection of highways 45 and 183 near Lockhart on Sept. 5, 2011.]()
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The Brief: Sept. 6, 2011
Details of a Super PAC's multimillion-dollar push to help Rick Perry clinch the Republican nomination have surfaced. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Sept. 2, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Romney swipes at Perry over immigration; Dan Patrick calls for sales tax increase; Perry campaign names top staff Full Story
![Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars national conference in San Antonio on Aug. 30, 2011.]()
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The Brief: Sept. 2, 2011
Digging deeper into Fed Up! is turning up gold for Rick Perry's opponents. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Sept. 1, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Rick Perry vs. Clayton Williams on creationism; grid operator warns of outages under EPA rule; no "Texas miracle" on the border Full Story
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