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Perry’s Texas Cancer Fund Mired in Pay-to-Play Claims

By Darrell Preston - Feb 26, 2013 3:40 PM ET

Six years ago, Texas Governor Rick Perry persuaded voters to approve $3 billion in taxpayer-backed bonds to research cures for cancer.

Now, after the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas spent $836 million with no major advances to show, its research has been halted by allegations of favoritism toward people that contributed to Perry and other leaders. A district attorney, lawmakers and the attorney general are investigating.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-26/perry-s-texas-cancer-fund-mired-in-pay-to-play-claims.html




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