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Fmr. Gov. Rick Perry to announce run for President Thursday
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Former Texas Governor Rick Perry will throw his hat into the ring for his bid for the White House.
This will be his second run for the highest office in the land.
Perry will make the campaign formal outside of Dallas at 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Before the announcement, Perry released a video telling voters "we have the power to make our country new again."
CNN is reporting that Perry will be accompanied by military veterans, including several Navy SEALs and Tanya Kyle, the widow of Chris Kyle.
After the Texas announcement, Perry will go to Iowa to kick off his "Ride with Rick" event Saturday. The event will benefit the Puppy Jake Foundation, a non-profit that provides service dogs to wounded vets.
Perry was the front runner for a time during his run in 2012. But after he couldn't remember one of three federal agencies he wanted to abolish during a CNBC debate, as well as a speech in New Hampshire where some voters wondered if he had been drinking, his lead had disappeared, CNN reported.
