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2010: Rick Perry Interview Highlights

Watch highlights from Gov. Rick Perry's interview with Evan Smith on Friday. In the clips, Perry discusses whether Texas is a sanctuary state, and the effectiveness of abstinence education.

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Gov. Rick Perry in Austin on Oct. 15, 2010.
Credit: Bob Daemmerich

We've clipped out a few parts of Gov. Rick Perry's Friday afternoon interview with the Tribune's Evan Smith. The full hour will be available on Monday, but first, the governor's answers to questions about whether Texas is a sanctuary state, and whether abstinence education works.

On abstinence:

On whether Texas is a sanctuary state:

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