Perry's Attack Distorts Obama's Words and Past

Richard Oppel, NY TimesOver the past several days, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has claimed that President Obama called Americans "lazy." And then he sharpened the attack, suggesting that Mr. Obama grew up a child of privilege. The latest on the 2012 election, President Obama, Congress and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join thediscussion.Since he began sliding in the polls last month, Mr. Perry has been increasingly trying to portray himself as the outsider and anti-Washington candidate, attacking the Internal Revenue Service, federal airport security officials and federal...

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