AUGUST 13, 2011 The presidential candidate’s signature economic development initiative has raised questions among conservatives. By CHARLES DAMERON Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential pitch goes something like this: During one of the worst recessions in American history, he’s kept his state “open for business.” In the last two years, Texas created over a quarter of a […]
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In-state tuition for illegal immigrants could prove a tough issue for Perry By Wayne Slater / The Dallas Morning News | Thursday, July 28, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | U.S. Politics Photo by AP AUSTIN, Texas — With Rick Perry’s record getting presidential-level scrutiny, one crack in his conservative credentials could pose a serious problem — signing a bill giving
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THE TELEGRAPH Rick Perry: the Paint Creek boy who would be king It is a pocket of rural America that has changed little in a century and is about as far removed from the bustle and marble monuments of Washington DC as one could imagine. Rick Perry speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
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August 2011 Dear Yankee Eight things you ought to know before you start writing stories about Rick Perry. You’re welcome. by Paul Burka Here we go again. As you know, Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, is contemplating a presidential run, which means that any day now, your boss will be sending you down here
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July 21, 2011 Rick Perry and ‘Texism’ By Janet M. LaRue 7/20/2011 As if the public isn’t fed up with racism and sexism in politics, political pundits, short on creativity and long on mimicry, have added another “ism” when discussing the possibility of Gov. Rick Perry of Texas announcing his run for president. “Is the
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July 12, 2011 By Byron York 7/12/2011 “This is a disaster,” Mark Miller, the Wisconsin Senate Democratic leader, said in February after Republican Gov. Scott Walker proposed a budget bill that would curtail the collective-bargaining powers of some public employees. Miller predicted catastrophe if the bill were to become law — a charge repeated thousands
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JULY 9, 2011 Maine’s governor picks the wrong fight with unions. By ALLYSIA FINLEY The controversy in Augusta began with an anonymous letter faxed to the office of Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage. The 7-by-36 mural in the lobby of the Department of Labor “is nothing but propaganda to further the agenda of the Union
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JULY 8, 2011 Beyond Minnesota Nice Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty brags that as governor he stared down Democrats on taxes and spending, but can he sell it to conservative voters? By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Ask Mitt Romney to opine about his time managing a blue state, and the former Massachusetts governor will mostly take
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JUNE 25, 2011 State Republicans are tackling the issues voters want addressed. That will be a major asset for the party’s presidential nominee in 2012. By BOB MCDONNELL Democrats say otherwise, but Republican governors and their records will be a major asset to the GOP in 2012. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s monumental achievement this
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