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From Politico:
By KATIE GLUECK | 6/12/14 9:58 AM EDT Updated: 6/12/14 10:47 AM EDT
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a likely 2016 GOP contender, had words of praise for an unlikely subject on Wednesday: Hillary Clinton.
According to the Los Angeles Times, he called Clinton — a potential Democratic presidential front-runner in 2016 — a “very, very capable public servant, great secretary of state, first lady,” when asked what he thought about her at a Bay Area event.
His comments came as Clinton, whose new book was released Tuesday, has embarked on a book tour — and is serving as a lightening rod for criticism from much of Perry’s party.
Perry, who ran a 2012 presidential bid characterized by embarrassing missteps, has been seeking to refashion himself as wiser and more conciliatory in recent months, though he didn’t maintain the same moderate tone throughout the whole evening: That night he also likened being gay to alcoholism, according to local news reports.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/0...76.html?hp=r15