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| Rick Perry 'to end' White House bid | Rick Perry 'to end' White House bid |
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| Texas Governor Rick Perry is withdrawing from the Republican presidential race, US media report. | Texas Governor Rick Perry is withdrawing from the Republican presidential race, US media report. |
| He is expected to hold a news conference at 11:00 (1600 GMT) in South Carolina to announce his exit. | He is expected to hold a news conference at 11:00 (1600 GMT) in South Carolina to announce his exit. |
| Mr Perry is tipped to endorse former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for the Republican presidential nomination. | Mr Perry is tipped to endorse former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for the Republican presidential nomination. |
| When Mr Perry entered the race in August, he briefly shot to the front of the pack before gaffes and poor debate performances set him back. | When Mr Perry entered the race in August, he briefly shot to the front of the pack before gaffes and poor debate performances set him back. |
| Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is the front-runner in the state-by-state race for the Republican Party's nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama for the White House this November. | Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is the front-runner in the state-by-state race for the Republican Party's nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama for the White House this November. |
| But recent opinion polls have shown a resurgent Mr Gingrich gaining on Mr Romney, although he still trails by about 10 percentage points. | |
| After finishing fifth in Iowa's first-in-the-nation nominating contest, Mr Perry briefly reconsidered his campaign before ploughing on. | After finishing fifth in Iowa's first-in-the-nation nominating contest, Mr Perry briefly reconsidered his campaign before ploughing on. |
| He skipped campaigning in the moderate New England state of New Hampshire to focus on South Carolina. But his message failed to take off even in that conservative southern state. | |
| The expected withdrawal of Mr Perry leaves three other conservative candidates vying to take on Mr Romney in the nominating process: Mr Gingrich, Texas Congressman Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. | |
| Mr Perry has faced calls to quit the race in recent days as rival candidates warned the conservative vote would split across the candidates, ultimately benefiting Mr Romney. | |
| Mr Perry's departure would follow on the heels of former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and last month, Georgia businessman Herman Cain. |