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Who gets to be the conservative standard-bearer in the 2012 race?

Rick Perry's camp is painting Mitt Romney as the second coming of President Obama.

Republican presidential contender Ron Paul, for the second day in a row, criticized Rick Perry's record as a conservative and cast the Texas governor as a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Opening the door on a 2012 White House run wider than ever before, Texas Gov. Rick Perry took another step toward a run for the Republican presidential nomination on Friday when he told reporters, "I'm going to think about it."