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Republican presidential candidates from left: former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, businessman Herman Cain, and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. gather prior to a debate Sept. 22 in Orlando, Fla.
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Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to a gathering of law enforcement officials Nov. 18 in New York. Perry received the State Service Award at the 21st annual Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Luncheon.