Evan, Ross, Reeve and Morgan on the latest from the University of Texas School of Law, the launch of Rick Perry’s Iowa bus tour and the return of Craig James.
Griffin Perry
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Perry Puts Faith in His Iowa Bus Tour
Gov. Rick Perry launched his meandering, hopeful bus tour through first-test Iowa, pleading with voters to give him another chance ahead of the crucial Jan. 3 caucuses.
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Health care
Was Federal Ruling a Win or a Loss for Family Planning Providers?
The federal government’s rejection this week of a state request to exclude certain providers — namely Planned Parenthood — from the Women’s Health Program came as a victory to some family planning advocates, and a travesty to others.
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Demographics
Attorney General Holder: We Must Uphold Voting Rights Act
The warning from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was polite but firm: The U.S. Department of Justice will not stand idly by if it feels Texas intends to halt or reverse gains for minority voting rights.
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Quoting Pundits, Perry Asserts He Has Momentum
In a new web-only video, Rick Perry asserts his struggling candidacy is on the rise — in part because of pundit praise for his most recent debate performance.
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In New Ad, Perry Touts Truth-Telling
In his latest ad, set to air beginning today in Iowa, Rick Perry decries the unwillingness of Washington insiders to tell “politically correct” truths.
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Paul Campaign Rejects Third-Party Buzz
Ron Paul denies he is interested in a third-party candidacy, despite having left the door open in a recent interview. But longtime GOP strategist Mark McKinnon believes the two-party system will be tested in 2012 — and that Paul could do it.
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Video: Perry’s Old-Fashioned Bus Tour
With just three weeks until the Jan. 3 caucuses in Iowa, Gov. Rick Perry is hoping to give voters there another good look at his campaign as he tours the state on an old-fashioned bus tour.
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Perry Ground Game: An Old-Fashioned Bus Tour
Voters in Iowa are running out of time for browsing the candidates as the Jan. 3 caucuses draw nearer. Gov. Rick Perry is hoping to give them another good look as he travels the state on an old-fashioned bus tour.
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Demographics
Perry Blasts Obama Over National Guard Drawdown on Border
A decision by the White House to reduce the number of National Guard soldiers on the country’s border with Mexico has provoked a fierce but expected reaction from Gov. Rick Perry, a longtime advocate for more boots on the ground in Texas.
