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Amid Rivalry, Friendship Blossoms on the Campaign Trail
• RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.LAKE JACKSON, Tex. — Once there was a challenge of a softball game from the Ron Paul clan to the Mitt Romney clan. “They didn’t show up,” Mr. Paul says. “We didn’t schedule it. We really razz them about that, ‘You guys chickened out!’ ”