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Tell 12 Governors Medicaid Expansion Will Save Lives
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Medicaid Expanision, Affordable Health Care, 12 Governors, Florida, Rick Scott, Maine, Wisconsin, Texas, Rick Perry, Mississippi, Iowa, Arizona, New Jersey, Louisiana, Nevada, Missouri, South Carolina, Nebraska )

Dandelion
- 251 days ago - act.rootsaction.org
12 Governors intend to block the Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Health Care Act denying millions medical coverage. In Florida alone this would cause 951,622 people to be without medical insurance by Rick Scott's refusal to allow program.
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Matt Taibbi: Rick Perry; The Best Little Whore in Texas
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, Govtfearmongering, politics, propaganda, Rick Perry, republicans )

Kit
- 556 days ago - care2.com
A man devoted to "selling" off the best of Texas, without conscience or scruples. Texas has the means, resources and people to be one of the finest examples of good government. Past leaders thinking first of the people. Then there is Rick Perry.
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Income Inequality Is the Achilles Heel in the GOP Strategy to Demonize Occupy Wall Street
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Occupy Wall Street, Rick Perry, GOP, income inequality, wealthy elites, 1%, corporate profits, recession, middle class, unemployment, poverty, working poor, we are the 99% )

Brian
- 571 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
"I don't care about that." That is what Rick Perry said in the New York Times when John Harwood told him his tax plan would increase income inequality.
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Perry Touts Immigration Record While Supporter Praises 'The Response' for Breaking 'Cannibal' Indians' 'Curses on the Land'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Rick Perry, Native American Vote, politics, news, elections, candidates, media, lies, ethics, government )

Cal
- 575 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
While presidential wannabe Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry touts his record on undocumented immigrants to woo Hispanic voters, his supporters are not doing him any favors in winning American Indian voters.
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Rick Perry's New Endorser: New Hampshire "Sold" Adopted Kids to Homosexuals
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, RIck Perry, politics, republicans, government, ethics, elections )

Cal
- 604 days ago - motherjones.com
Meet the Texas governor's eyebrow-raising new allies in the Granite State.
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Has Rick Perry Turned Mitt Romney Into a Better Candidate?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, politics, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, elections, candidates, media, news, usa, government )

Cal
- 615 days ago - theweek.com
Since the Texas governor knocked Romney out of the GOP lead, the overly packaged former frontrunner has arguably shown new spark
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Rick Perry Takes Tea Party Debate Licking, Keeps Ticking; Race Seems Stable
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, government, elections, politics, Rick Perry, usa, candidates, americans, abuse, news, media )

Cal
- 617 days ago - npr.org
By the end of the two-hour debate in Tampa, Fla., his rivals may not have knocked him out of the lead but they gave any Republican voters with doubts about Perry plenty more to fuel their concerns.
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OP-ED: Why Is Rick Perry Distancing Himself From His Controversial Book?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ethics, dishonesty, Rick Perry, u.s., elections, candidates, government, lies, media, news, politics, usa )

Cal
- 639 days ago - theweek.com
The GOP presidential hopeful's Fed Up! was released less than a year ago, but the author is already trying to bury its provocative arguments
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Here Are Six Stories You Must Read About Rick Perry
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, republicans, Rick Perry, elections, ethics, government, media, news, candidates )

Cal
- 641 days ago - motherjones.com
We combed the Internet to bring you our favorite deep-dives on the GOP's new pony--and the people and events that made him
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OP-ED: Will Rick Perry's Views on Climate Change Cost Him?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, news, Rick Perry, climate change, media, republicans, government, elections, usa )

Cal
- 642 days ago - theweek.com
The GOP hopeful boldly rejects the notion of global warming, saying scientists "manipulated data" -- and suffers another backlash in some quarters
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ExAIRFORCE CAPT. RICK PERRY: OBAMA NOT RESPECTED BY MILITARY
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Rick Perry, candidates, military, obama, respect, propaganda, republicans, politics, lies, troops, usa )

Carrie
- 645 days ago - open.salon.com
In case you don't know, Rick Perry served in the Airforce for 5 years in the 1970s and retired a Captain. He abused that privilege both during his speech announcing his candidacy and today, on a soapbox in Iowa, alleging the military doesn't respect Obama
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OP-ED: Why Rick Perry Won't Win
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, government, elections, republicans, Rick Perry, usa, u.s., media )

Cal
- 646 days ago - motherjones.com
Here are the top ten reasons why, despite all this, I think Perry is a weaker candidate than he's being made out to be
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Rick Perry's 'Texas Miracle' Includes Crowded Homeless Shelters, Low-Wage Jobs, Worker Deat
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, ethics, dishonesty, Texas, Rick Perry, social policies, unfolding economic disaster, corruption, abuse, news, government, usa, lies, media, cover-up, elections, economy )

Cal
- 657 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Dig beneath the talking points and you find a more troubling picture: rising unemployment, a glut of low-wage jobs without benefits, overcrowded homeless shelters and public schools facing billions in budget cuts.
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