Associated Press (excerpts):  Texas Governor Rick Perry sent a strong message to the nations evangelicals Saturday: he is a member of the important constituency for Republicans that he soon may call upon to help him secure the GOP presidential nomination.  The state's longest serving governor hosted what he called a National Day of Prayer, an event at Reliant Arena that drew roughly 30,000 people and that was broadcast on cable Christian channels and the internet nationwide, including in at ...

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