Perry assailed by GOP rivals, defends his record (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110913/ap_on_el_pr/us_republicans_debate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110913/capt.749baa1e50d54a6caef10e12c776ee1e-749baa1e50d54a6caef10e12c776ee1e-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=A.mST0_I2udfYWvRdOOYtg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidates former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry gesture during a Republican debate Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Attacked from all sides by fellow Republicans, Texas Gov. Rick Perry softened his rhetoric if not his position on Social Security in a crackling presidential campaign debate Monday night. He fended off assaults on his record creating jobs and requiring the vaccination of schoolgirls against a cancer-causing sexually transmitted virus.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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