Rick Perry has a new housing option that could save taxpayers almost $10,000 a month. In a news conference yesterday, Texas AFL-CIO president Becky Mueller offered the governor the use of a "manufactured home" for $1 a year in rent: the trailer in the AFL-CIO parking lot comes with a limited supply of hair products and a subscription to Food & Wine magazine. more ›

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