Gov. Haley: Perry's 'timing was brilliant'
Republicans in Iowa might be miffed that Gov. Rick Perry's official presidential announcement in South Carolina this afternoon is siphoning attention from the Ames Straw Poll, but the governor of the Palmetto State is smiling.
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The Ames Straw Poll is in full swing and NBC reporters on the ground are analyzing everything from applause lines to lunch lines to anticipate who's leading the GOP field.
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President Barack Obama is headed to Midwestern states critical for his re-election after a summer of discontent over a protracted debt showdown with Republicans and the downgrade in the nation's credit rating. | Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032552/device/rss/rss.xml |