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Despite a disappointing fifth-place finish in Tuesday night's Iowa caucuses, which led Gov. Rick Perry to say he was returning to Texas to reassess his candidacy, he surprised everyone — including some of his own staff — by announcing that he would stay in the race.

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Despite a disappointing fifth-place finish in Tuesday night's Iowa caucuses, which led Gov. Rick Perry to say he was returning to Texas to reassess his candidacy, he surprised everyone — including some of his own staff — by announcing that he would stay in the race.

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