If your job was to protect Gov. Rick Perry from political attack, you’d probably protect his front, his back and his left flank — the directions from which you’d expect his foes to attack. You could ignore his right, right?
Griffin Perry
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With The Response Over, What’s Next for Perry?
With Gov. Rick Perry’s much-hyped — and highly attended — prayer event over, Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports that some say the governor’s big announcement could come as soon as this week.
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Video: Sunday Pundits Give “The Response” Mixed Reviews
Nearly all the Sunday shows touched on Gov. Rick Perry’s prayer rally in Houston and its possible effect on his campaign as he seeks the Republican nomination for president.
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Video: The Response Draws Thousands of Supporters, Dozens of Protesters
The Response, a national day of prayer and fasting hosted by Rick Perry at Reliant Stadium in Houston, united tens of thousands of worshipers but left others angry at what they saw as the Texas governor’s decision to blur the line between church and state.
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Fasting at Prayer Event Ends at Hot Dog Stand for Many
Organizers of The Response were thrilled to see more than 30,000 people join them at Reliant Stadium on Saturday, but the event billed as a day for praying and fasting made some concessions for those who were too hungry to get through the seven-hour revival. Nachos, hot dogs and smoothies went fast.
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Austin Protesters Rally Against Perry
While Gov. Rick Perry and his supporters prayed in Houston, several hundred protesters rallied against him at the state Capitol on Saturday afternoon. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and others said the governor was cynically using his “Prayerpalooza” to launch his presidential campaign.
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More Than 30,000 Pack Perry’s Prayer Rally
More than 30,000 worshipers poured into Reliant Stadium Saturday, staging a boisterous prayer meeting with gospel music and Christian rock, emotional sermons and perhaps a political boost for the man who started it all: likely presidential candidate Rick Perry, the governor of Texas.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aguilar on the denial of asylum petitions by border judges, Galbraith on the history of wind, Grissom talks to the head of the Jail Standards Commission, Hamilton on plans for the state’s new online university, Murphy and Ramsey on political warchests at midyear, Philpott on Texas’ trucker shortage, Ramsey talks data privacy and abortion with Susan Combs, Ramshaw on the Rick Perry’s experimental adult stem cell procedure, Root on the response to The Response, M. Smith on the country’s could-be next first lady and Tan on a few of the ways Texas will change on Sept. 1: The best of our best content from Aug. 1 to 5, 2011.
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HuffPo Publishes Perry’s College Transcript
The Huffington Post published a copy of Rick Perry’s college transcript today — and it’s fair to say the governor barely made the grade.
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Hutchison Not Jumping On Board Perry Train
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who got trounced by Gov. Rick Perry in the 2010 gubernatorial race, isn’t exactly jumping on board her old rival’s presidential wagon. She signaled in an MSNBC interview that she wants a candidate with private-sector experience.
