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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the RedState Gathering, a meeting of conservative activists, where he announced his run for president in 2012, in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry arrives to speak at the RedState gathering, a meeting of conservative activists, where he announced his run for president in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry is not participating in the Ames, Iowa, debate and isn't on Saturday's straw poll ballot, but his name is on the lips of Republican officials across the state as a strong candidate. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a national call to prayer Saturday in Houston. Mr. Perry is expected to announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination this weekend, a development that would affect the way people interpret the closely watched Iowa straw poll. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, standing beside Pastor C. L. Jackson of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church speaks at The Response, a daylong prayer and fast rally Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at Reliant Stadium in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry bows his head as he leads a prayer at The Response, a call to prayer for a nation in crisis, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Houston. Perry attended the daylong prayer rally despite criticism that the event inappropriately mixes religion and politics. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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** FILE ** In this July 29, 2011, file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses the Western Conservative Summit in Denver. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry's planned participation in a prayer event on Saturday has set off come carping. (Associated Press)
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Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry has not announced whether he will run for president, but he will host D.C.-based small-business groups later this month. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry's aides have been laying the groundwork for a White House bid, and Mr. Perry has been talking to influential Republicans in early voting states. He is expected to jump in when he announces a decision in the coming weeks. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, if he decides to seek the Republican presidential nomination, will have a strong jobs record to campaign on. Texas' success story clashes with the ugly national narrative that threatens President Obama's hopes of securing a second term. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** In this photo from June 18, 2011, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, exploring a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, has a troubled relationship with tea party activists. Some Texas tea partyers are waging attacks in New Hampshire, home to the first-in-the-nation primary. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this June 29, 2011 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a Boy Scout ceremony aboard the USS Midway in San Diego. If Perry decides to run for president, he'll attack from the Republican Party's right flank, as he would be among the GOP field's most conservative candidates. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry has phoned influential Republicans in early-voting New Hampshire and Iowa in recent days as he weighs whether to enter the race for the GOP presidential nomination. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, though not a formally declared candidate, came in third in the straw poll.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas Gov. Rick Perry acknowledges the crowd before speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on Saturday. Mr. Perry spoke from a script in a departure from his usual practice of moving around the stage and making eye contact.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas Gov. Rick Perry acknowledges the crowd before speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on Saturday. Mr. Perry spoke from a script in a departure from his usual practice of moving around the stage and making eye contact.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PETITIONED: Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been petitioned by 20 Arkansas lawmakers to run for president in 2010, citing his state's jobs success.
