Many well-funded Super PACs are gathering money to support Texas Gov. Rick Perry as a write-in candidate in the upcoming Iowa Straw Poll. Only Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC is urging them to vote for “Rick Parry.”
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Video: Perry Says Texas Does It Better
Speaking at a National Conference of State Legislatures summit in San Antonio this morning, Gov. Rick Perry touted Texas job growth and blasted runaway government spending — themes he’s sure to stress in his expected presidential campaign.
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On Tape, Perry Quipped Texans Are “Thinking About” Secession
Rick Perry’s infamous flirtation with secession at an April 2009 rally is sure to get renewed scrutiny in a presidential campaign — but it turns out it wasn’t the first time the governor contemplated Texas leaving the United States of America.
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Perry Blasts Spending on the Arts, Amtrak
In a new fundraising letter for a fiscal watchdog group sent out over his signature, Gov. Rick Perry bashes the federal government for wasteful spending on Amtrak, the National Endowment for the Arts and public broadcasting.
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Texplainer: Can University Regents Support Political Candidates?
Hey, Texplainer: Gene Powell, the chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, is out raising money for Perry’s presidential campaign. Is that okay?
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Colbert to Perry PACs: “Back Off, Bitches — He’s Mine”
On last night’s episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert responded to The Response — and let the various Perry Super PACs know, in no uncertain terms, that they’re not the only ones in FEC-authorized love with the Texas governor.
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Lawsuit Alleges “Margins Tax” is Unconstitutional State Income Tax
The business tax overhaul that Gov. Rick Perry and fellow GOP leaders championed in 2006 as a fix for the school finance system is now under attack in the Texas Supreme Court — as an unconstitutional state income tax.
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Video: Rick Perry’s Remarks at The Response
Gov. Rick Perry spoke at The Response for nearly 13 minutes and led the audience of more than 30,000 in a prayer for “a nation in crisis.” The day-long event took place at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Saturday.
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Another Super PAC Run by Close Perry Associates
Gov. Rick Perry’s former legislative director has a Super PAC to support Perry’s run for president, and now there’s another such PAC — headed by Perry’s former chief of staff, Mike Toomey.
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Perry Set to “Remove Any Doubt” He’s Running
Gov. Rick Perry will make it clear he’s jumping into the presidential race during an appearance this weekend in South Carolina, Republican sources said Monday.
