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It's All Politics, Sept. 8, 2011

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., enter the hall for a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library on Sept. 7.
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As Republicans debate, Galileo congratulates Rick Perry for his superb execution. Plus: Mitt Romney recalculates as the former frontrunner, Michele Bachmann loses our attention and Jon Huntsman makes nice. Will President Obama's speech before Congress create new jobs? Will it help save his?

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