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Perry exudes confidence, swagger on campaign trail

Gazette Staff/SourceMedia

Aug. 19, 2011 7:45 am

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Rick Perry - the swaggering, back-slapping Texan - grew somber as he spoke amid the carnival din.

“Friday, Iowa's going to bury one of your own, one of those young Navy SEALs who was killed in Afghanistan,” he said, pausing as his voice cracked.

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