Perry, Hutchison at odds over Pentagon's base-closure guidelines SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Two of the state's highest-ranking Republicans are at odds over Pentagon draft guidelines for next year's round of military base closures. A day after Gov. Rick Perry embraced the guidelines in an announcement near Fort Hood, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison sent a letter to the Pentagon rejecting them and asking for changes she thinks will help Texas bases stay open, the San Antonio Express-News reported Saturday. Lawrence Korb, assistant defense secretary during the Reagan administration, said the conflicting messages could create friction between the leaders. "Since there's...