Friday, November 19, 2010

Analysis: Perry's 'states' rights' battle cry evokes history that could damage his message

AUSTIN – In trumpeting states' rights, Republican Gov. Rick Perry has tapped a fierce anti-Washington sentiment with a phrase that long had a mixed meaning in the segregated South. To some, "states' rights" evokes an earlier era when it was a rallying cry against civil rights.

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