Texas' Perry, With Eye On 2012, Makes Calif. Swing

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press
Tue, 06/28/2011 - 4:06pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry will swing through California this week for private meetings with Republican leaders, potential fundraisers and legislators that will stoke speculation that he plans to enter the 2012 Republican presidential contest....

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