The Brief: Jan. 17, 2012
A confident Rick Perry and a typically unwavering Ron Paul helped make Monday night's debate one of the most fiery face-offs of the season. Full Story
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Perry Fights for Airtime at South Carolina Debate
While most of Monday night's Republican presidential debate featured the top-tier candidates sniping at each other, Gov. Rick Perry was just trying to stay relevant. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports. Full Story
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Perry Challenges Romney; Paul Stands by Policies
The 16th debate of the Republican presidential primary season ended Monday with front-runner Mitt Romney bruised but not beaten. Full Story
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Candid Perry Comes to Terms With Long Odds
Gov. Rick Perry's frenetic campaign schedule suggests he is not thinking much about the moment his presidential run will come to an end. But in an interview before a studio audience Monday in Myrtle Beach, Perry sounded somewhat less certain of victory and finally willing, perhaps, to look beyond a campaign that started off with such hope but quickly went off the rails. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 16, 2012
Ahead of what could be his final days on the campaign trail, the bad news is piling up for Rick Perry. Full Story
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Evangelicals Deliver Blow to Perry After Texas Meeting
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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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The Stopped Clock
Texas politics are on hold. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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Greenhouse Gas Wars to Resume in Texas
Texas' greenhouse gas battles are about to heat up again. Next month, a federal court hears oral arguments in lawsuits that Texas has filed against the EPA, which began regulating heat-trapping emissions a year ago. But the agency is hardly backing down. Full Story
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Perry Going All Out Against Romney in South Carolina
Gov. Rick Perry, polling in single digits in crucial South Carolina, is stepping up his attacks on the business record of GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports. Full Story
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Perry Takes Heat From GOP Voters Over "Vulture" Comments
Gov. Rick Perry is running into some blowback from voters over his attacks on “multimillionaire” Mitt Romney and the brand of “vulture capitalism” the former Massachusetts governor supposedly practiced at a corporate takeover firm. Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 114
Evan, Ross, Emily and Reeve analyze the New Hampshire primary results, consider what lies ahead for Rick Perry, and get updates on abortion sonograms and redistricting. Full Story
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On the Records: Perry's Financial Sector Donors
Rick Perry attacked Mitt Romney on Tuesday for his history at Bain Capital, a private equity firm. Similar companies, though, have contributed generously over the past 11 years to the Texas governor's campaigns. Full Story
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Perry, Paul Take Different Paths to South Carolina
Ron Paul heads south riding the momentum of a second-place finish in New Hampshire, while Rick Perry has already made himself a fixture in the Palmetto State. Full Story
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