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Looking to shake up his ailing campaign Rick Perry has brought on the man who oversaw George W. Bush's presidential race a decade ago. Joe Allbaugh will become a senior adviser to the Perry campaign - effectively putting him in charge. Long-time Perry political consultant Dave Carney will stay on, but a source familiar with the reshuffling says Allbaugh will be in charge. Perry personally called Allbaugh. Word is that he made the call after First Lady Anita Perry expressed unhappiness with the way the campaign has operated and appealed to him to make changes.

Who's the Cat Who Won't Cop Out When There's Danger All About? It looks increasingly likely that President Bush will tap trusted adviser Joe Allbaugh to be the new secretary of homeland security, after Mr. Bush's previous nominee, former New York cop Bernard Kerik, self-destructed. Naming Mr. Allbaugh, the former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, would be another example of Mr. Bush turning to a trusted team player in a time of need. Mr. Allbaugh ran Mr. Bush's first run for governor of Texas, served as his chief of staff in Austin and then managed his 2000...