Topic: Texas

Texas Rep. Ron Paul was the only candidate at a Christian forum on Saturday to oppose a gay marriage amendmentTexas Rep. Ron Paul was the only candidate at a Christian forum on Saturday opposed to amending the U.S. Constitution to define marriage ...

Perry vows to press on with 2012 bid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry vowed to press on with his campaign on Thursday a day after a devastating debate stumble that rocked his already endangered 2012 White House bid."The fact of the matter is, one error is not ...

Quotes from Republican candidates' Florida debate

(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates met on Thursday in Orlando, Florida, in the latest of a series of debates about who should be the nominee to face Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 2012 election.Here are some quotations.RICK PERRY, TEXAS GOVERNOROn ...

Republicans vying to take on Obama in 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopefuls gathered in Florida on Thursday for a debate that is likely to see front-runners Rick Perry and Mitt Romney jockeying for the lead.The debate sponsored by Fox News will focus on jobs and the economy, as ...

Perry touts his journey to faith

LYNCHBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential frontrunner Rick Perry described his spiritual journey to find God to a crowd of evangelical Christian students on Wednesday and urged them to stand up for their religious values.In a starkly personal speech, Perry told Liberty ...

Texas wildfires destroy over 1,000 homes: Perry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wildfires sweeping across Texas have destroyed more than 1,000 homes, Governor Rick Perry said on Tuesday.In an interview with CBS, Perry said he hopes cooler temperatures and slowing winds on Tuesday would help firefighters make headway in containing more ...

Rick Perry skips campaign forum to deal with Texas fires

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry canceled a scheduled appearance at a Republican presidential campaign forum in South Carolina on Monday to return home and supervise a fight against rampaging wildfires.Perry, who leads in opinion polls in the race ...

Rick Perry labels Washington "a seedy place"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Thursday described Washington as "a seedy place" while defending what he said was his manner of speaking plainly.Since launching his campaign on August 13, the Texas governor has made some statements that drew ...

Analysis: Big economic talk, few plans from '12 Republicans

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For presidential hopefuls in a campaign that is all about the U.S. economy, the Republican contenders have offered few clear plans for what they would do to get the country's finances back on track.The candidates generally agree on a ...

Tea Party faithful wonder if Rick Perry walks the walk

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rick Perry has been widely touted as a Republican presidential candidate who could appeal Tea Party voters, but some in the anti-tax movement wonder if his record as Texas governor stacks up to his rhetoric.After all, they say, ...
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