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Beyond Rick Perry hunting camp, offensive names litter U.S. landscapeOn The Radar The revelation that Rick Perry’s family leased a hunting camp commonly known in rural Texas by a little-known racial epithet raises these questions: How many such places exist and where are they? The short answer is all across the country, not only in people’s memories, but also listed as such on maps, mostly in rural areas, according to a scholar who studies place names. |
The GOP Race to the White HouseOn The Radar The details on whether New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will run for the Republican seat in 2012. |
Rick Perry slips, Herman Cain rises in bid for GOP nomination, poll findsOn The Radar After a quick rise in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has experienced an almost equally dramatic decline, losing about half of his support over the past month, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. |
PBS NewsHour: Political Checklist: Shifting GOP Primary Calendar and Rick Perry's Sign ProblemWeb content Senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian are back for another edition of the Political Checklist. This week they consider whether the accelerated Republican primary calendar benefits the front-runner candidates at the expense of candidates who need more time to make their case to Republican voters. They also discuss a potential problem for Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign: The Washington Post has a story about the presence of a racially charged sign on a stone outside of a property Perry rented for hunting for many years in Texas. Judy thinks this will be a problem for the campaign, while Gwen questions why the Perrys didn't remove the rock. |
Confronting the GOP, Obama Brandishes the Politics of ScienceOn The Radar When President Obama mocked Rick Perry on Sunday for suggesting that climate change is a fiction while Texas battled wildfires and drought, the president's remarks got plenty of attention. Read more |
Longing for a Knight: Isn’t Someone Going to Ride To The Rescue?Gwen's Take It took a proud Jersey girl in the audience--- now living in California and quoting her Italian mother--- to declare what some Republicans across the country are saying to Chris Christie. “She told me to tell you. You gotta run for President,” the woman said. Many reporters wanted to know how he’d respond to that as well. |
Perry's Not the Only GOP Star to Support Tuition Breaks for Illegal Immigrants' KidsOn The Radar With Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry under attack for supporting tuition breaks for children of illegal immigrants, former Gov. Jeb Bush on Tuesday offered some solidarity by calling a similar proposal in Florida “fair policy." Read more |
President Obama and Gov. Perry on Israel and the Arab SpringOn The Radar President Obama spoke at the United Nations today, defending US policy towards Israel and criticizing the governments in Iran and Syria. Yesterday, Texas governor and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry attacked the President's stance on Israel and the Arab Spring. |
PBS NewsHour: How 'Bloody' Will GOP Nomination Fight Get?Web content August 15, 2011 The GOP presidential field reshuffled over the weekend when Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the race, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out and Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Ames Straw Poll. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the GOP contenders and President Obama's campaign-style Midwestern bus tour. |
PBS NewsHour: Political Checklist: The GOP Field After AmesWeb content August 15, 2011 Fresh off the campaign trail in Iowa, Gwen Ifill and David Chalian talk to Judy Woodruff about their experience covering the Ames Straw Poll, Tim Pawlenty's exit and Rick Perry's entrance to the race. We also get a look at some of the Iowa State Fair food David and Gwen sampled. |
