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2 hrs ago | Houston Press

Rick Perry Reinforces 'Dumb Texan' Stereotype, Regales Us With Geographic Ineptitude

It seems as if Rick Perry has recently decided that his time is better spent abroad than in the state that elected him to lead.

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6 hrs ago | WOI

Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old

It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion.

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10 hrs ago | KMPH-TV Fresno

Witness: Man who disrupted flight ranted about CIA

A man watches for airline passengers arriving from Hong Kong at the international arrivals area at Newark Liberty Airport, Monday, June 17, 2013, in Newark, N.J. .

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15 hrs ago | WSET-TV Lynchburg

Texas governor woos disgruntled Conn. gun makers

Federal agents are digging up a field in suburban Detroit in search of the remains of ex-Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive when he left for lunch with two mobsters 38 years ago.

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, New York, US Governors, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Northern Michigan News

Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers

The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, US Governors

ABC 33/40

'Curb' actor Jeff Garlin won't face charges in LA

Firefighters are getting a better handle on the most destructive wildfire ever in Colorado, but they're still struggling against hot spots that could threaten homes that have been spared by the massive blaze.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Soap Opera, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entertainment, Television, Jeff Garlin, Wildfire, Fire, Natural Disasters, Texas Government, US Governors, Texas

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Kurds fight for place in Syrian civil war

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has come to Connecticut in search of gun manufacturing and other jobs while talking up the importance of competition.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Texas Government, Texas, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

WBAY-TV Green Bay

Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

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The Stamford Daily Voice

Texas Gov. Rick Perry To Speak Monday At Stamford's Ferguson Library

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas will speak on the topic of "Civility on the Campaign Trail" at 6 p.m. Monday at the Ferguson Library in Stamford.

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Dallas Morning News

Texas House members back for redistricting Monday

The House is also meeting for the first time since Gov. Rick Perry added abortion restrictions, juvenile justice and transportation to the special session.

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KSLA-TV Shreveport

House panel to discuss insurance group's finances

A Texas House committee will hear from officials on the troubled financial standing of the non-profit, state-supervised insurance agency for coastal counties.

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, US Governors

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Poor Mojo Newswire

Rick Perry vetoes bill to investigate whether high stakes testing is worth it

Perry might have imperiled his potential re-election bid by vetoing anti-corruption funding, an equal pay measure, and a bill to protect the University of Texas from political interference.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Education Etc., Kids, Family, Standardized Testing, Education

Christian Science Monitor

Gun control backfires? Rick Perry to lure blue-state gunmakers to Texas.

Mark Malkowski, owner of Stag Arms in New Britain, Conn., talks last month about his company's newly designed Stag-22, a weapon he says will be legal in the state of Connecticut, despite new gun control laws.

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CBS Local

Texas Gov. Perry Begins 5-Day Job-Poaching Visit To New York, Connecticut

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has kicked off his northeast tour where he'll make stops in New York and Conn.

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HeraldNet

Palin lampoons D.C. at Faith, Freedom Coalition

Before an adoring crowd of religious conservatives, Sarah Palin mocked recent scandals swirling around the Obama administration, performing her own version of a "Saturday Night Live" parody.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican

Off the Kuff

Perry goes on a veto spree

Here's the full list . Among the victims are the omnibus ethics bill HB217, thus giving Allen Blakemore his fondest wish; two bills aimed at reducing the number of standardized tests some students must take, one of which will make William McKenzie happy; SB15, which would have placed new limits on the power of the University of Texas System Board ... (more)

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KRGV

Texas DA convicted of DWI not tied to hit-and-run

Investigators have concluded there is no evidence tying a Central Texas prosecutor convicted of driving while intoxicated to a hit-and-run accident that happened on the same night she was arrested.

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Related Topix: Travis County, TX, US Governors

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Mediaite.com

A Tale Of Two Governors: What Rick Perry Needs To Learn From Jan Brewer, And Quick

Jan Brewer and Rick Perry are both governors of solid red southwestern states, known for their uncompromising conservatism and their stalwart opposition to federal intervention, real or imagined.

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The Victoria Advocate

Superintendent's column: HB 5 brings changes to public school districts

On June 12, the Texas Education Agency announced the initial requirements regarding the assessment component of House Bill 5, which was recently signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry.

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WANE-TV Fort Wayne

Analysis: Albany's session endsa

New York's legislative session has been highlighted by flashy proposals to strengthen abortion rights, expand casinos, publicly finance campaigns, and combat corruption and sexual harassment after several scandals.

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