Texas Governor Perry launches 2012 presidential bid

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Rick Perry, the conservative governor of Texas, declared himself a candidate for U.S. president Saturday, shaking up the race for the Republican nomination to face Democratic President Barack Obama in 2012. Perry made the announcement in a statement issued ...

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