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Senate panel approves Perry for Energy secretary

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Gov. Rick Perry gives a speech during the Texas GOP Convention in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday, June, 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry)

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate panel approves former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to serve as Energy secretary in Trump administration.
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