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Perry stays in race; tweets, 'Here we come South Carolina'
Posted: 01.04.2012 at 11:40 AM
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Perry attached a photo to his twitter account of himself jogging near a lake, wearing a Texas A&M running shorts and showing a thumbs-up.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry is staying in the presidential race despite a fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.

He's written on his official Twitter account that the "the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State. ... Here we come South Carolina!!!"

He's attached a photo of himself jogging near a lake, wearing a Texas A&M running shorts and showing a thumbs-up.

The South Carolina primary is Jan. 21. New Hampshire's is next Tuesday.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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