Perry Presidential Notion May Get Serious as Gingrich Aides Quit

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Texas Governor Rick Perry’s flirtation with the Republican presidential nomination edged closer to becoming a serious affair as key figures in his past campaigns quit working for Newt Gingrich.

Dave Carney, a longtime Perry adviser, and Rob Johnson, a former political aide to the Republican, both abandoned Gingrich’s presidential bid yesterday. Their departures drew more attention to the possibility that the longest-serving U.S. governor could make a run for the nation’s top office.