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Megyn Kelly presses Ted Cruz: Can you win? — Ted Cruz is no Barack Obama, he wants Americans to know. — The Texas senator told Fox News' Megyn Kelly on Tuesday night that no one would mistake him for a Senate backbencher, like the current president. — Story Continued Below
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Ted Cruz Wants You To Believe He's Legally Required To Sign Up For Obamacare. He's Not.
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Ted Cruz Knocks Goldman Sachs, Wife's Firm, Over ‘Special Favors From Government’
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Ted Cruz's challenge: The other guys have done things
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In 2016 campaign, the lament of the not quite rich enough — At this point in the 2012 presidential race, Terry Neese was in hot demand. — “Gosh, I was hearing from everyone and meeting with everyone,” said Neese, an Oklahoma City entrepreneur and former “Ranger” for President George W. Bush …
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Jeb Bush's Nightmare Scenario — Bush is expected to be a formidable contender for the GOP nomination. But there are signs that his biography will lead to struggles in the primary's early stages. — Talk to enough Republican insiders about the presidential primary field, and you'll get a common sentiment when it comes to Jeb Bush.
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Jeb Bush Had Another Email Account While Florida Governor
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Clinton hit with racketeering lawsuit over emails — The conservative group Freedom Watch has filed a racketeering lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that accuses her of failing to produce documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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Senior lawmakers feeling ‘left out’ after news of Israeli spying — Senior lawmakers are sharing a similar response to a report that Israel spied on U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and slipped intelligence to Congress: Don't look at me. — “I haven't had any of them coming up and talking with me about where the deal is.
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Cornell dean says ISIS welcome on campus in undercover video — This guy is either the dumbest Ivy League bigwig ever or politically correct to a fault — for welcoming offers to bring ISIS and Hamas to Cornell University. — A video sting operation shows Cornell's assistant dean for students …
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Kraft Will Merge With Heinz in Deal Backed by 3G and Buffett — (Bloomberg) — Kraft Foods Group Inc. will merge with H.J. Heinz in a deal orchestrated by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., creating the third-largest food and beverage company in North America.
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Ted Cruz Compares Himself to Galileo, Calls Those Who Believe In Climate Change ‘Flat-Earthers’ — A few days after accusing “global warming alarmists” like California Governor Jerry Brown (D) of ridiculing and insulting “anyone who actually looks at the real data” around climate change …
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On Global Warming, Ted Cruz Says He's Galileo, Not a Flat-Earther
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Pilots 2015: The Year Of Ethnic Castings - About Time Or Too Much Of Good Thing? — There was a noticeable shift toward minority castings last season, with more parts opening up to ethnic actors, a casting term used for non-Caucasian thesps. It was a concerted effort …
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Germanwings Crash Investigation Hits Snag in Retrieving Data — PARIS — Rescuers resumed the difficult task of searching for the 150 victims of a deadly plane crash in the French Alps, as the search for clues about what caused the crash was dealt a setback Wednesday afternoon.
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Man says W employee yelled gay slur, threw him to ground — AUSTIN — A man claims a W Hotel employee threw him to the ground, fracturing his arm, and yelled an anti-gay slur last week during South by Southwest. — Bobby Beltran, 31, said the bar bouncer also dislocated two bones in his hand …
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In U.S., Concern About Environmental Threats Eases — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans' concern about several major environmental threats has eased after increasing last year. As in the past, Americans express the greatest worry about pollution of drinking water …
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Senators oppose amendment on Obama budget — Senators on Tuesday opposed an amendment that would have swapped out the Republican budget with the one rolled out by President Obama earlier this year. — The amendment failed by a 1-98 vote, with Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) voting for the amendment.
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Report: Va. governor received special treatment from Homeland Security — The now-No. 2 official at the Department of Homeland Security intervened on behalf of politically connected favor seekers — including Democrat Terry McAuliffe not long before he was elected Virginia governor …
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Tunisian town near ‘Star Wars’ backdrop now features in battle against ISIS — How ISIS is taking advantage of Tunisia's democracy 01:29 — Story highlights — (CNN)The desert and dun-colored cliffs around the town of Tataouine were once the backdrop for the movie “Star Wars,” …
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FIRST LOOK: JESSE EISENBERG AS LEX LUTHOR IN BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE — The mark of a good villain is how he knows to stop monologuing before he gives away too much of his plan. That's also the mark of a good superhero-franchise director. Details on Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman …


On Israel and Iran, President Obama Mistakes Friend and Foe — Instead of projecting leadership and defending American values, he has withdrawn from the stage or chosen to trust our enemies. — A month ago, in a speech to the Chicago Global Forum, I argued that the Obama administration's foreign policy …
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