In his newest campaign ad — airing today in Iowa — Rick Perry name-checks Jimmy Carter in accusing Barack Obama of “all talk, no action” on ending America’s dependence on foreign oil.
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The Brief: Dec. 1, 2011
Gov. Rick Perry, looking to get Iowans on board his struggling campaign, has turned to friends at home. About 600 of them, to be precise.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 108
This week on the TribCast, Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben talk about the Perry campaign shake-up (or lack thereof), the disappearing incumbents of the Texas House and the business franchise tax.
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AUDIO: Gov. Rick Perry’s Speech Before the New Hampshire House of Representatives
During a campaign swing through New Hampshire, Gov. Rick Perry delivers a speech to the state’s House of Representatives.
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Perry Says America “Snookered” by D.C., Wall Street
Rick Perry sharpened his populist tirade against Wall Street financiers and Washington politicians Wednesday, saying Americans had been “snookered” by bogus investments and a string of taxpayer-financed bailouts.
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Carney: Romney “Stubborn,” “Thin-Skinned,” “Temperamental”
Rick Perry’s chief strategist, Dave Carney, clearly doesn’t think much of once (and future?) GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney. He lays into the former Massachusetts governor’s personality and core values — or lack thereof — in a just-published book.
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The Brief: Nov. 30, 2011
For Rick Perry, another attempt at a campaign reboot, this time in New Hampshire, may have already fallen flat.
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Does Arpaio Help Perry?
Gov. Rick Perry picked up a substantial endorsement on Tuesday from controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, it’s unclear whether the endorsement will be enough to turn around Perry’s flagging campaign.
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Bush Promotes Women’s Health in Africa While Texas Cuts Services
Former President George W. Bush will take his first post-White House trip to Africa to help combat cervical and breast cancer among women. Meanwhile, his home state is struggling to provide the same services to low-income women.
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Perry a Tough Sell in New Hampshire
Rick Perry barnstormed New Hampshire and the talk radio circuit Tuesday to showcase his endorsement from immigration hardliner Joe Arpaio, but there were few visible signs that the Arizona sheriff’s blessing will revive the governor’s campaign.