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Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, left, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, center, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, take the stage before a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, left, Mitt Romney, second from left, Rick Perry, second from right, and Ron Paul stand together before a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Republican presidential candidates, from left, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas., stand together before a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry arrives for a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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** FILE ** Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left) and Texas Gov. Rick Perry participate in a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Republican presidential candidates former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry answer a question during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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** FILE ** Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, left, Mitt Romney, second from left, Rick Perry, second from right, and Ron Paul stand together before a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas Gov. Rick Perry arrives for a Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Wednesday. Mr. Perry introduced himself to a national audience and appeared with his GOP rivals on the same stage for the first time since entering the race last month.
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Associated Press GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry greets guests at a party Saturday in Chichester, N.H. He "needs to cut back on the volatile rhetoric and couch his words more carefully, or they can come back to haunt him," one party strategist said.
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Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry heard loud applause at the Veterans of Foreign Wars 112th National Conference on Monday when he said only U.S. officers should be leading American troops in missions abroad. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican presidential hopeful, got welcome news from a pair of polls released Wednesday. Less than two weeks after joining the GOP presidential race, the blunt-spoken Texan, in his third full term as governor, has catapulted into the front-runner's position. (Associated Press)
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Tim Balfour shows his support for Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who spoke to supporters at Tommy's Ham House Saturday, August 20, 2011, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Kiss' Gene Simmons predicts Texas Gov. Rick Perry will win the presidency in 2012. He has a good track record, having voted for Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama but says Mr. Obama's stance on Israel has made him regret that choice.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican presidential candidate, has drawn criticism from a number of one-time George W. Bush aides for remarks made in the opening days of his campaign. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry greets visitors to the Iowa State Fair Monday, his first full day campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who announced his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on Saturday, visits the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry talks with Jim Mudd of Cedar Falls, Iowa, at Sunday's Black Hawk County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner in Waterloo. "We are indignant about a president who apologizes for America," Mr. Perry said to the gathered GOP faithful. (Associated Press)
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MAKING FRIENDS: Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the newest Republican presidential candidate, high-fives Remington Tack, 4, at the Black Hawk County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner in Waterloo, Iowa, on Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican presidential candidate, high-fives Remington Tack, 4, at the Black Hawk County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner in Waterloo, Iowa, on Sunday. "We are indignant about a president who apologizes for America," said Mr. Perry, who officially announced Saturday that he would seek the Republican presidential nomination. (Associated Press)
