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Perry breaks promise not to run for president
Rick Perry once said "no” repeatedly per his plans to run for president. Today he declared his candidacy for president, saying: "I will not sit back and accept the path that America is on."
We're marking his Promise not to run, which was previously Stalled, as Broken.
Our Sources
Austin American-Statesman, blog post, "Perry announces for president, says America needs to get back to work," Aug. 13, 2011