The Weekly TribCast: Episode 110
Evan, Ross, Reeve and Morgan on the latest from the University of Texas School of Law, the launch of Rick Perry's Iowa bus tour and the return of Craig James. Full Story
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Perry Puts Faith in His Iowa Bus Tour
Gov. Rick Perry launched his meandering, hopeful bus tour through first-test Iowa, pleading with voters to give him another chance ahead of the crucial Jan. 3 caucuses. Full Story
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![Rick Perry's first stop for his presidential campaign bus tour in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Dec. 14, 2011.]()
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Was Federal Ruling a Win or a Loss for Family Planning Providers?
The federal government's rejection this week of a state request to exclude certain providers — namely Planned Parenthood — from the Women's Health Program came as a victory to some family planning advocates, and a travesty to others. Full Story
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Attorney General Holder: We Must Uphold Voting Rights Act
The warning from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was polite but firm: The U.S. Department of Justice will not stand idly by if it feels Texas intends to halt or reverse gains for minority voting rights. Full Story
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Quoting Pundits, Perry Asserts He Has Momentum
In a new web-only video, Rick Perry asserts his struggling candidacy is on the rise — in part because of pundit praise for his most recent debate performance. Full Story
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In New Ad, Perry Touts Truth-Telling
In his latest ad, set to air beginning today in Iowa, Rick Perry decries the unwillingness of Washington insiders to tell "politically correct" truths. Full Story
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Paul Campaign Rejects Third-Party Buzz
Ron Paul denies he is interested in a third-party candidacy, despite having left the door open in a recent interview. But longtime GOP strategist Mark McKinnon believes the two-party system will be tested in 2012 — and that Paul could do it. Full Story
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Perry Ground Game: An Old-Fashioned Bus Tour
Voters in Iowa are running out of time for browsing the candidates as the Jan. 3 caucuses draw nearer. Gov. Rick Perry is hoping to give them another good look as he travels the state on an old-fashioned bus tour. Full Story
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Video: Perry's Old-Fashioned Bus Tour
With just three weeks until the Jan. 3 caucuses in Iowa, Gov. Rick Perry is hoping to give voters there another good look at his campaign as he tours the state on an old-fashioned bus tour. Full Story
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Perry Blasts Obama Over National Guard Drawdown on Border
A decision by the White House to reduce the number of National Guard soldiers on the country’s border with Mexico has provoked a fierce but expected reaction from Gov. Rick Perry, a longtime advocate for more boots on the ground in Texas. Full Story
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![A U.S. Army soldier of the Texas Army National Guard and U.S. Border Patrol Agent Chad Wamsley observe as Ricky I, a Belgian Malinois detection dog, checks a tractor-trailer for indications of drugs or concealed people at the U.S. Border Patrol's Interstate 35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas, on July 14, 2006.]()
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In Iowa, Perry Doesn't Mention His Controversial Ads
With roughly three weeks until the Iowa caucuses, Gov. Rick Perry is hoping to convince Iowans to give his candidacy another chance. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports. Full Story
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Redistricting Orders Create Political Chaos
Forget everything. The candidate announcements, the relocations, the decisions not to run again, the who vs. who and the campaign finance. With a Friday night order, the U.S. Supreme Court turned Texas election season into chaos. Full Story
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Perry Looks for Momentum in Iowa
Hoping to build momentum after a strong performance in his latest nationally televised debate, Gov. Rick Perry hit a Sunday morning TV show, spoke to two church congregations and staged a boisterous rally at a coffee shop in central Iowa. Full Story
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![Rick Perry addresses supporters at Cafe Diem in Ames, Iowa on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. Perry has a Sharpie pen in his hand to illustrate his vow to veto government-expanding legislation.]()
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Perry Has Strong Debate Heading Into Bus Tour
While it might not have been enough to alter his position, days before heading out on his bus tour of Iowa, Rick Perry turned in one of the strongest debate performances of his campaign. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Root on Rick Perry's controversial new ad, Tan on the fallout, Aaronson's map of where the food stamps go, my interview with Stephen Colbert's campaign finance lawyer, Aguilar on the drop in the number of illegal immigrants crossing into Texas, Hamilton on the growth of unregulated colleges, Galbraith's interview with S. David Freeman on the environmental failures of public power, Grissom on the newest state agency and and Hamilton and M. Smith on a sudden change at the top of UT's law school: The best of our best content from December 5 to 9, 2011. Full Story
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Gaffe-Prone Perry Flubs Supreme Court Answer
Gov. Rick Perry did it again. In an interview with the Des Moines Register, the presidential candidate flubbed the name of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and forgot how many judges sit on the high court. Full Story
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The Brief: Dec. 9, 2011
Once again, intense backlash has caught the Rick Perry campaign flat-footed. Full Story
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Illegal Crossings Fall as Border Rhetoric Soars
A sour economy, increased border law enforcement and skyrocketing smuggling fees are keeping more would-be crossers at home. But you wouldn't know it from the presidential campaigns. Full Story
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Defeated Candidates Ask Voters for Another Shot
They lost in 2010, but some candidates are hoping by now that voters have changed their minds. The 2012 ballot will be stippled with officeholders who were cast out by voters last election but want to try again. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: The Road to the White House
With a month to go before people in other states starting voting on presidential candidates, we asked the insiders for their current take on those races. First things first: They don't see much of a window for Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
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