Rick Perry, trying to rescue his presidential campaign in South Carolina, got some unwelcome news Saturday from back home, where influential evangelical leaders threw their support behind former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
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Policy Group Already Working to Shape 2013 Session
The conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation today wrapped up its annual legislative primer, which has become a must-attend for state Republican leaders. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports on how the group is already working to influence next year’s legislative session.
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Perry Campaign: Virginia Ruling “Disenfranchises” Voters
A federal judge’s decision not to allow Rick Perry and three other presidential candidates onto Virginia’s GOP primary ballot “disenfranchises” the state’s voters, Joe Nixon, the Texas governor’s lead counsel, said Friday.
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Did Perry Mean to Add Interior to His Target List?
In a radio interview Friday morning, Rick Perry was asked again which federal departments he planned to shut down if elected president. This time he remembered to name three — but not the same three as before.
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South Carolina: Will Perry End It Where It Began?
Gov. Rick Perry launched his campaign for president exactly five months ago in Charleston, S.C. Once a front-runner in the Palmetto State, Perry is now hoping for a comeback to get some much-needed momentum.
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Perry’s Son Emerges, a Tweet Off the Old Block
Rick Perry’s 28-year-old son, Griffin, has propelled himself into the headlines — and injected some much-needed energy into his father’s decidedly downtrodden candidacy — with his Twitter missives from the campaign trail.
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An Entertaining Tangle
The major Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate knocked heads Thursday night in a debate that was a good deal livelier than the presidential forums that have become a TV mainstay.
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Inside Intelligence: Those Elusive Elections
For this week’s edition of Inside Intelligence, we asked about election delays, redistricting maps, who is hurt and helped by delays, and whether Texas still ought to be covered by the Voting Rights Act.
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Candidates Target Dewhurst in Lively Senate Debate
The major Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate got together for a spirited debate Thursday night. We bring you highlights from the play-by-play.