Texas Gov. Rick Perry will make “a definitive announcement that he is in the 2012 race for the presidency Saturday.” Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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The language is significant. For several days the Perry camp has said he would signal his intentions and announce later.

“This is it,” the sources explain. No exploratory committee, no more deliberation.

Perry will spend most of next week on the road officially campaigning.

Team Perry acknowledges they had only been hinting about a run earlier, but now tells Fox News first that Saturday is the official launch.

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