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The Race to Defeat Ted Cruz Is Getting Crowded
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FULL TEXT: Ted Cruz's 2016 Republican National Convention Speech - ABC News
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Who is Heidi Cruz?
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Cruz's Relationship with Cornyn Seen as Disconnected
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Ted Cruz Presidential Campaign Announcement
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Ted Cruz using firm that harvested data on millions of unwitting Facebook users, Ted Cruz
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Ted Cruz Vows to Continue Campaign If He Loses Indiana
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Before He Was a Populist, Ted Cruz Was a Corporate Lobbyist
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Meet Ted Cruz's top fundraiser: his wife