Dewhurst, Cruz Take Divergent Approaches in New TV Ads
In new television ads released Tuesday, Ted Cruz targets GOP U.S. Senate runoff rival David Dewhurst, while Dewhurst targets President Obama. Full Story
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Cruz, Justice Roberts Have History
Before he was the U.S. Supreme Court chief justice who helped save "Obamacare," John Roberts was friends with U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz, who described Roberts' controversial decision as "heartbreaking." Full Story
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At Tea Party Forum, Cruz and Dewhurst Lay Off Attacks
Speaking to more than 200 people at a Tea Party event in Sugar Land, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz showed more difference in style than in substance. Full Story
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Dewhurst Surrogate and Cruz Exchange Unpleasantries After Forum
A Republican candidate forum in Willis ended with an uncomfortable exchange between former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz and a former state senator acting as a surrogate for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Full Story
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Lobbyists Provide Campaign Funding, Ammo for Cruz, Dewhurst
Both Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Solicitor General Ted Cruz are trying to make hay out of the financial support their opponent is drawing from lobbyists. Full Story
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On Most Major Issues, Cruz and Dewhurst Agree
On a wide range of issues at the front of Republican voters' minds, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Solicitor General Ted Cruz essentially agree. Actual policy differences between the candidates are exceedingly narrow. Full Story
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Cruz and Patrick Have Heated Debate on Dewhurst's Record
Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz and state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, had a tense exchange Thursday on Patrick’s radio show as they debated Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's record. Full Story
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Dewhurst's Latest TV Ad: "Stop Obama's Amnesty"
In a new TV ad, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst describes the southern border as "a 2,000-mile monument to the failure of Washington," and the U.S. Senate candidate says President Obama's recent executive order "burns me up." Full Story
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Cruz Accuses Dewhurst of "Deliberate Falsehood"
Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz said Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst made a "deliberate falsehood" when he said that he had never supported a payroll tax. Dewhurst's campaign says the allegations are "false and misleading." Full Story
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Perry: Cruz Backers Don't Know "How Texas Works"
A Super PAC backing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's bid for the U.S. Senate released a new web video Friday in which Gov. Rick Perry praises Dewhurst's conservative record and criticizes some backers of former Solicitor General Ted Cruz as uninformed. Full Story
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Cruz, Dewhurst Set to Go One-on-One in TV Debate
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz will take the stage Friday night in the first of two one-on-one debates scheduled ahead of the July 31 runoff. Full Story
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Immigration Emerges as Flashpoint in Senate Race
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst opposes the DREAM Act, and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz doesn't support amnesty. Yet after the back-and-forth between the rival U.S. Senate campaigns, some voters could be left wondering. Full Story
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Texplainer: Who is Funding the Dewhurst and Cruz Campaigns?
Is Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst drawing more donations from Texas voters than former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz? Which campaign is dominated by money from out-of-state groups? Neither answer is clear-cut. Full Story
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Dewhurst Calls Cruz "D.C. PAC Man" in New Web Ad
In its first attack video of the runoff, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's campaign for U.S. Senate has reached back to a 1980s-era arcade classic for inspiration. Full Story
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Cruz, Dewhurst Both Claim "Fighter" Mantle in Hill Country
Speaking to Republicans in the Hill Country, both Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz on Friday repeatedly described themselves as the true "fighter" in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate. Full Story
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Cruz Camp Says Dewhurst Stonewalling on Debates
David Dewhurst says he's open to any debate with Ted Cruz in which the organizer has the means to broadcast the event on television. Cruz's campaign says Dewhurst is being disingenuous in saying he's open to more debates. Full Story
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For Veteran at Center of Debate, Politics Isn't New
Dan Moran, an Iraq war veteran, has been thrust into the center of a debate over his appearance in a video for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. But this isn't Moran's first foray into Texas politics. Full Story
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Dewhurst Again Slams Cruz Over Lawsuit Involving Chinese Firm
David Dewhurst again criticized U.S. Senate runoff rival Ted Cruz’s involvement in a patent case — pitting a Chinese company against a U.S. inventor — saying Monday that “this is a terrific insight into the character of Mr. Cruz.” Full Story
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Dewhurst Booed Again as Texas GOP Convention Wraps Up
Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst both addressed the Texas GOP convention Saturday, but the two Senate candidates offered a study in contrast. Cruz got a rock star reception. Dewhurst got booed after targeting his opponent. Full Story
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At Convention, Romney Booed, Dewhurst Gets Some Cheers
After some at the GOP state convention booed Thursday at Gov. Rick Perry's mention of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, he got a mostly positive reception Friday during his own speech. That wasn't the case for Mitt Romney, whose name drew jeers from the audience during a speech from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Full Story
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