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Rick Perry Says Voting Age is 21, 10 Other Funny Gaffes (VIDEOS)

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In a speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday, Rick Perry seemed to mix up the voting and drinking ages -- not to mention the date of the coming election. It was a slip of the tongue, not a substantive gaffe -- nobody really thinks Perry doesn't know the voting age -- but it was one of many YouTube-worthy moments of the Republican primary race.
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U.S. Immigration Policy

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Business Leaders Urge U.S., EU Consider Trade Pact

After President Barack Obama's commitment this month to a transpacific free trade agreement, business leaders in Europe and United States are asking for a similar initiative across the North Atlantic to spur economic growth and create jobs.
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TIMELINE-How Canada tamed its budget crisis

Under pressure from financial markets, Canada eliminated its budget deficit in short order in the 1990s, going from the second worst fiscal performer in the Group of Seven industrialized nations, after Italy, to the top of the pack.
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Hecla Mining Backs Full-Year Production Outlook

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