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Perry says he's dropping out of presidential race

(AP) - Republican Rick Perry says he'sdropping out of the GOP presidential race and endorsing NewtGingrich. The Texas governor announced his decision Thursday at a newsconference in South Carolina, two

News 12 Staff

Jan 19, 2012, 4:48 PM

Updated 4,719 days ago

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(AP) - Republican Rick Perry says he'sdropping out of the GOP presidential race and endorsing NewtGingrich.
The Texas governor announced his decision Thursday at a newsconference in South Carolina, two days before the state's primary.
Perry said he concluded there was no "viable path forward" forhim in the race. He praised Gingrich as a "conservativevisionary."