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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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Tan and Root on the Texas presidential candidates returning to the state where Rick Perry started his campaign, Philpott on Perry’s swipes at Mitt Romney, Ramshaw on Griffin Perry’s tweets, M. Smith on the next round of fights over student testing, E. Smith’s TribLive interview with Michael Quinn Sullivan, yours truly on the sliding primary election calendar, Hamilton on higher-education efforts to bolster the Texas work force, Grissom’s interview with John Raley, Galbraith on the greenhouse gas wars and Aguilar on making it easier for immigrants to return to the U.S.: The best of our best content from January 9 to 13, 2012.
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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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Economy
Texas Tech Companies Oppose Anti-Piracy Bill
Online piracy is hurting the nation’s economy and putting lives at risk, says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith. He wrote the Stop Online Piracy Act to address the problem, but his bill has gotten the cold shoulder in his home state.
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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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The Supremes Try to Untangle Texas Redistricting
The Supreme Court examines a simple question without an easy answer: Delay the Texas elections, or use maps that haven’t been vetted?
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In New Online Ad, Perry is a “Champion”
Despite poor showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign continues. Today, it released a new 60-second web ad emphasizing Perry’s never-give-up attitude.