After taking some heat for his Republican presidential debate performance last week in Orlando, Fla., Texas Gov. Rick Perry has released a new Web video attacking Mitt Romney’s health care record. The spot highlights an edit made between the hardcover and paperback versions of Romney’s book “No Apology” about the health care law the then-Massachusetts governor signed in 2006. Referring to his electability during the debate Thursday night, Romney said, “One reason to elect me is I know what I [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, the lead Republican presidential candidate, on Monday tempered earlier comments about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, but held firm in his opposition to more monetary stimulus from the central bank. Perry, who caused a stir in August when he said “we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas” if Bernanke launched another round of buying government bonds to lower interest rates — known as quantitative easing — rolled back on Monday, criticizing [...]