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How Rick Perry Became A Key Figure In The Trump Impeachment Probe

8:22am October 24, 2019

by Melissa Block

Energy Secretary Rick Perry urged President Trump to make that now-infamous July phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. But what's Perry's connection to Ukraine?

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Pears being harvested to make perry in an orchard at Acorn Bank, near Penrith, Cumbria, U.K. The drink has long been revered in England, South Wales and Normandy, France, and was a favorite of Napoleon's. Now the beginning of a U.S. perry revival may be u

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Raise A Glass To Perry, Craft Cider's Pear Cousin

5:13pm June 01, 2016

by Jill Neimark

Cider made from perry pears is delicious. It rivals apple cider, but is sweeter. Long revered in England and Normandy, France (Napoleon was a fan), perry is now getting its due in the U.S.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Friday in St. Louis that he is suspending his second bid for the presidency.

Politics & Government

And Then There Were 16

9:05pm September 11, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

After weeks of financial troubles and staff departures, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry becomes the first in the crowded GOP presidential contest to bow out.