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    January 04, 2012

Who Are the GOP Presidential Candidates?

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   Click on each candidate's photo for a brief summary:

   Texas Governor Rick Perry has held the top leadership position in one
   of the largest U.S. states since George W. Bush left the post to assume
   the U.S. presidency in 2000.

   He pledges to reduce the size of the federal government. Perry's plan
   includes eliminating some federal agencies, such as the Departments of
   Commerce, Education, and Energy.

   Perry is campaigning on economic policy, holding up his record in Texas
   as an example of how he could improve the national economy. He has been
   an outspoken opponent of the Obama administration's health care reform
   plan. He is a conservative Christian and has signed several state laws
   making it more difficult for a woman to obtain an abortion. He also
   supports the death penalty.

   In 1988 he supported the unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate
   Al Gore. Perry switched his affiliation to the Republican Party a year
   later.

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