In April, Texas Governor Rick Perry asked the EPA to reduce the total number of gallons of ethanol required to be blended into gasoline sold in the United States until 2010, arguing that biofuels production had increased the price of grain by diverting a huge share of the nation's corn harvest to ethanol production.

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Perry also asked that churches ring their bells 26 times in honor of the victims at the school.

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But the couple has been riding a marriage rollercoaster since 2003, when Perry first asked Stier to marry her.

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"They're all lined up one after another, and I think that's the reason why, " said Perry when asked to explain this run.

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Other Bachmann backers were far less charitable when asked about Perry.

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