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Texas Gov. Rick Perry listens during an interview at the California Republican Party convention in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Perry compared the business environments of Texas and California, saying that excessive taxation, regulation and other factors were driving companies from California to other states, including Texas. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses attendees during the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to business and Republican leaders in Chesterfield, Mo., in late August, warning them that unless there is an override of Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of an income-tax cut, he won't be the only governor trying to lure business away from Missouri. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Associated Press)
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**FILE** Texas Gov. Rick Perry greets supporters July 8, 2013, as he leaves Holt Cat in San Antonio after announcing he will not seek re-election. A staunch Christian conservative, proven job-creator and fierce defender of states' rights, Perry has been in office nearly 13 years, making him the nation's longest-sitting current governor. (Associated Press)
