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Rick Perry: God Forgives 'Oops' Moments

Kevin Spak — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:09:58 CDT

Rick Perry isn't letting one little catastrophic onstage meltdown bother him. At a National Day of Prayer breakfast today, Perry was introduced with a crack about his infamous "oops" moment. "You meant to say 'whoop' as a proud Texas Aggie," the host said, according to the Houston Chronicle . Perry was...

Planned Parenthood Sues Texas

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:38:15 CDT

Planned Parenthood sued Texas today for excluding the group from participating in a program that provides contraception and check-ups to women. The group contends in its lawsuit that a new state law banning organizations affiliated with abortion providers from participating in the Women's Health Program amounts to unconstitutional discrimination by...

Ann Romney: Let's 'Unzip Him' and Find Out

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:38:05 CDT

Mitt Romney, stiff? "I guess we better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out," Ann Romney quipped during a radio interview today. The candidate's good-humored wife laughed through her answer, after host Clarence Mitchell IV asked whether she wanted to contest the notion that Mitt "appears stiff," CNN...

Rick Perry Deluged With Women's Health Queries

Matt Cantor — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:38:06 CDT

Controversy over women's health care funding in Texas has prompted a direct assault on Rick Perry's Facebook page . The governor has been treated to a wealth of highly specific—and sarcastic—questions about women's health, the Houston Chronicle reports. "Rick, how do you feel about the new comfort glide OB...

How Palin Destroyed US Politics

Matt Cantor — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:44:49 CDT

HBO's Game Change is aptly titled: Sarah Palin did indeed change American politics, and not for the better, writes Richard Cohen in the Washington Post . Palin aides have confirmed the accuracy of the film's portrayal of an "ignoramus" who was "determinately incurious"; this year's "deluge of dysfunctional presidential candidates" shows...

Will We See a Gingrich-Perry Ticket?

Matt Cantor — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:07:45 CDT

Contrary to a Fox News report, there hasn't been talk "at any level" of a Newt Gingrich-Rick Perry ticket for 2012, a Gingrich rep tells CBS News . Fox reported that "sources close" to Gingrich envisioned the two men joining forces to make a strong bid for support from Tea Partiers,...

Feds Stop Health Care Funding Over Abortion Fight

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:50:18 CST

Last year, Texas announced it would stop paying Planned Parenthood to provide women's health care. Yesterday the feds responded, saying they would withhold funding for a Texas program that provides health care to more than 100,000 low-income women, MSNBC reports. Texas Gov. Rick Perry fumed, calling it an "egregious...

Rick Perry: I Would 'Absolutely' Run Again

Kevin Spak — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:25:05 CST

Good news, late night comedians: Rick Perry just might run for president again. In an interview, ABC host Jonathan Karl said, "You may run again," to which Perry readily replied, "Absolutely." Later when the topic of debates came up, Perry assured America that "debates have absolutely nothing to do with...

Perry Campaign Security Cost Texas Taxpayers $800K

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:48:05 CST

Gov. Rick Perry's ill-fated presidential run cost the taxpayers of Texas nearly $800,000, spent on travel fees for the security detail that followed Perry around on his campaign from September through November, a state report reveals. Perry took 48 trips across state lines, mostly to primary battlegrounds Iowa, New...