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Every week, Texas on the Potomac presents your favorite postings of the previous week. Today, we offer an encore of the top ten postings for the week ending June 18.

1. Appearing as the keynote speaker at the New York County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day dinner at Grand Central Station in Manhattan, Gov. Rick Perry bragged about presiding over “the strongest economy in this country.” Richard Dunham reports>>>

2. Gov. Rick Perry’s flirtation with a White House run is exhilarating for liberals and Democrats who see the possible run as the perfect opportunity to bash Perry’s conservative record, his secessionist talk, his very public religiosity and what they believe is massive hypocrisy from the Washington-bashing, federal-aid-demanding governor. Richard Dunham reports>>>

3. In a June 3 through June 6 Reuters poll, Rep. Ron Paul, R. Lake Jackson, received 8 percent of the votes in an early Republican presidential poll. Gov. Rick Perry garnered 5 percent, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who, like Perry, is not an announced candidate, was the leader in the Reuters survey with 19 percent. Richard Dunham reports>>>

4. The Republican presidential field sent a clear message to NASA workers in Texas and Florida: They don’t see a federal role in funding human space flight. The unanimous verdict came during a New Hampshire presidential debate tonight and following a scathing assessment of NASA management by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga. Richard Dunham reports>>>

5. Gov. Rick Perry’s addition of immigration-related legislation to the Texas Legislature’s special session agenda could have repercussions if he decides to run for the Republican nomination for president. The legislation’s so-called “sanctuary cities” provision would ban city policies that prevent local law enforcement from checking the immigration status of people they detain or arrest. Jeanna Smialek reports>>>

6. Texas Sen. John Cornyn has words of advice for Gov. Rick Perry as Texas’ chief executive weighs a bid for the White House in 2012: The field is already pretty full. Steward Powell reports>>>

7. In an interview with Fox News Channel’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson, tied Perry, R-Paint Creek,to his 1998 “running mate” and predecessor as governor, George W. Bush, who also happens to be the most recent Republican president. The outspoken libertarian labeled Perry an establishment candidate for president. Richard Dunham reports>>>

8. Two Texans with 2012 presidential aspirations remain stuck in the middle of the pack of GOP White House wannabes — even in their home state — two new polls find. Jeanna Smialek reports>>>

9. On many issues, Texas Rep. Ron Paul stands apart from the 2012 Republican presidential field. But during the first New Hampshire debate of the election season, the Lake Jackson Republican’s anti-interventionist rhetoric was embraced by several of his primary election rivals. Richard Dunham reports>>>

10. President Barack Obama’s approval rating in Texas has improved over the past six months, leaving the Democratic president almost as popular as longtime Republican Gov. Rick Perry, a new poll has found. Richard Dunham reports>>>