Labor group offers to lease Texas gov. mobile home

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - May 20, 2010

This home has no pool or fancy ice machine. But it's a delightful shade of green - and it's mobile.

The Texas AFL-CIO bought a manufactured house and showed it off Wednesday, saying Gov. Rick Perry could lease it for $1 per year.

The union was making fun of Perry's rental home in a gated community. The Associated Press reported this week that the Republican governor has spent almost $600,000 in public money the past two years to live temporarily in the home on the outskirts of Austin.

Perry spokesman Mark Miner says the AFL-CIO stunt is merely a political gimmick for Democratic candidate Bill White.

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