Former Texas Governor

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  Donald Trump Fills Top Jobs For His Administration

  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the U.S. Department of Energy, a transition official said, putting him in charge of the agency he proposed eliminating during his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

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  Texas' Ex-Governor Rick Perry: From 'Oops' to US Energy Secretary

  Former Texas Governor Rick Perry, who famously forgot the Energy Department was one of the agencies he pledged to eliminate, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to become energy secretary, two people with knowledge of the decision say.

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  Rick Perry Drops Out of US Presidential Race

  Former Texas governor Rick Perry dropped out of the US presidential race Friday, becoming the first casualty in a crowded battle for the Republican Party nomination in 2016.

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  Former Texas Governor Rick Perry Launches White House Bid

  Former Texas governor Rick Perry announced he will run for the White House today, throwing his hat into a very crowded Republican presidential field following his failed run in 2012.

• Yet another George Bush for America

  George P. Bush, son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the grandson of former President George HW Bush, said on Tuesday he would run for the Republican nomination to be Texas Land Commissioner in 2014.

• Mitt Romney on brink of clinching Republican nomination

  Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalise the former Massachusetts governor's status as President Barack Obama's general election challenger.