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title="2015-07-16 17:18"> July 16, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Polo Rocha </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720083557im_/http://static.texastribune.org/favicon/dallasnews.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720083557/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/perry-defense-bill-on-indictment-tops-2m.html/" class="external">Perry defense bill on indictment tops $2M</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720083557/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:17:07 -0500" title="2015-07-16 17:17"> July 16, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Polo Rocha </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> 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