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When Rick Perry recently attacked entrenched politicians for living large at taxpayers' expense, critics were quick to turn the tables on the governor. A Tribune review shows how much Perry's arrangement costs. Full Story
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The Republican presidential candidates clashed over illegal immigration and Rick Perry’s idea for a no-fly zone over Syria, but otherwise they focused their ire on Barack Obama and mostly played nice with one another. Full Story
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Tonight's GOP debate presents Gov. Rick Perry with an opportunity to breathe new life into a campaign that could use some. But given that his debate performances are a key reason his campaign is in the ditch, the forum also presents significant risks. Full Story
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For the first time in a Republican debate this year, more eyes tonight may be on Ron Paul than on Rick Perry. Full Story
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The Texas Tribune's Jay Root and Todd Wiseman got a rare tour of the Governor's Mansion restoration project. See the progress made so far in remaking and preserving this historic Texas home. Full Story
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The careful restoration of the historic Texas Governor’s Mansion, nearly obliterated in 2008 when an arsonist tossed a Molotov cocktail on the front porch, will soon be complete. Full Story
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Rick Perry and Ron Paul were invited to bare their souls on Saturday night. Full Story
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It was a night of faith and politics for the GOP candidates in Des Moines, Iowa, where six of the eight top-tier candidates spoke at a forum hosted by a conservative Christian group. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports. Full Story
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In a new ad set to air in Iowa and across the country starting today, Gov. Rick Perry touts his status as a Washington outsider in hopes of jumpstarting his presidential campaign. Full Story
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Aaronson on the sharp rise in the number of Texans on food stamps, Aguilar investigates the Black Market Peso Exchange, Grissom on the humbling of John Bradley, Hamilton on the tweet heard round the world, Ramsey and Murphy on the newest redistricting maps, Ramsey on why Formula 1 screeched to a halt, Ramshaw and Tan scrutinize Rick Perry's attack on congressional insider trading, Root on Perry's plan for a "part-time citizen Congress" and M. Smith on already ugly State Board of Ed races: The best of our best content from November 14-18, 2011. Full Story
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This week, GOP presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry outlined his plans to criminalize insider trading in Congress and to make it a part-time body, similar to the Texas Legislature. One fiscal watchdog group, Texans for Public Justice, warns that Perry should be careful what he wishes for. Full Story
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The U.S. Department of Justice informed the Texas secretary of state’s office it has yet to provide the federal government sufficient information about the contentious voter ID law, which could possibly affect the bill's scheduled implementation date of Jan. 1. Full Story
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Debates have nearly led to Rick Perry's undoing, but the governor thinks he could at least take Nancy Pelosi. Full Story
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Texans who gave big money to Kay Bailey Hutchison to try to unseat Rick Perry for governor in 2010 haven’t gelled around a single candidate in the presidential race. In fact, the majority of them seem to still be sitting on the sidelines. Full Story
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Despite what you may have seen in the media today, Lauren Pierce, president of College Republicans at the University of Texas at Austin, says she really does not have any desire to shoot President Obama. Full Story
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The Perry presidential campaign's latest ad targets President Barack Obama's recent use of the word "lazy" to describe Americans. "That's pathetic," Perry says in the video. Full Story
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This week on the TribCast, Ross, Reeve, Ben and Mark talk post-"Oops" Perry, his proposal to make the U.S. Congress more like the Texas Legislature, and a recent wrong turn for Formula 1 racing in Austin. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry is urging Americans to “browbeat” members of Congress into accepting his plan to slash their pay and limit the amount of they spend in Washington. It's part of Perry's pitch to dramatically reform government. Full Story
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In Gov. Rick Perry's grand plan to take a sledgehammer to Washington, some see a few holes. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry wants lawmakers who use “insider knowledge to profit in the stock market” to be jailed. But his critics argue that at home, his personal and political relationships have been entangled in ways that helped him profit financially Full Story
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