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Cruz blasts Trump as "pathological liar" as Indiana voters head to the polls

May 3, 2016
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has staked his campaign on Indiana -- where polls show him trailing Donald Trump by double digits. And as voters head to the polls Tuesday, Cruz launched into a seven minute rant on Trump, accusing the front-runner of being a "pathological liar," a "narcissist" and "utterly amoral." Cruz's comments came in response to Trump's claims in a TV interview that Cruz's father associated with Lee Harvey Oswald before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Another delegate rout by Cruz over Trump. But will it matter?

May 2, 2016
by Ed O'Keefe | The Washington Post
Supporters of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) routed Donald Trump's campaign — again— this weekend in Arizona, Missouri and Virginia, packing delegations to the Republican National Convention with supporters of the senator even though the New York businessman won those states.
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Election 2016: Clinton solidifies her lead, Trump talks foreign policy & Sanders' path forward

April 29, 2016
As the election shifts to Indiana, Clinton and Trump widen their leads and are headed to a general election showdown.
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Cruz and Trump, as Clock Ticks Down, Hustle for Crucial Indiana Win

April 29, 2016
by Matt Flegenheimer, Jonathan Martin | The New York Times
Senator Ted Cruz looked out on the hardwood, on the precipice of defeat, claiming the mantle of an underdog squad from the fictional Indiana town of Hickory.
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Cruz’s latest fight with fellow Republicans is a reminder: Many don’t like the guy

April 29, 2016
by Sean Sullivan, Ed O'Keefe | The Washington Post
In the space of just seven minutes here Thursday, Ted Cruz reminded fellow Republicans that he has few friends in the party.

Tonight on Washington Week: Trump and Clinton extend their leads; Cruz names Fiorina his running mate; Sanders vows to stay in the race

April 28, 2016
As frontrunners Trump and Clinton extend their delegate lead over their challengers, is there anything that can prevent them from clinching their party’s nomination? "Washington Week" will examine the state of the 2016 presidential race.
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Ted Cruz Names Carly Fiorina as His Running Mate, Seeking a Jolt

April 28, 2016
by Jonathan Martin, Matt Flegenheimer, Alexander Burns | The New York Times
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, desperate to alter the course of a presidential primary fight in which Donald J. Trump is closing in on victory, announced Wednesday that Carly Fiorina would be his running mate if he won the Republican nomination.
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Clinton, Kasich — not Cruz — endorsed by nation’s largest Hispanic business group

April 28, 2016
by Ed O'Keefe | The Washington Post
The nation's largest Hispanic business group is diving into the presidential campaign for the first time -- and is skipping over the only Latino still running.
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Carly Fiorina becomes Ted Cruz's running mate

April 27, 2016
Sen. Ted Cruz announced Wednesday that former presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina would be his vice presidential running mate, if he were to win the Republican nomination.
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