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Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who is preparing to position himself as a viable alternative to frontrunner Donald Trump, will meet about 300 pastors and faith leaders Monday at a ranch owned by conservative billionaire Farris Wilks near Dallas.The meeting in Cisco, a tiny city about two hours west of Dallas, is being organized by Keep the Promise PAC, one of four main super PACs supporting Cruz, who is second to real estate magnate Trump nationally and is the frontrunner in the latest poll in Iowa, according to The Texas Tribune.The meeting is "designed as an open...

He's not 'one of the guys' on the trail, but he also didn't seem to belong in the Ivy League - or even among politicos The weather has finally cooled a bit, and that can only mean one thing: time for Ted Cruz to dump his ill-fitting suits and ties for his even iller-fitting collection of flannel shirts and leather jackets. The #Cruz Country Christmas Tour (in a private jet) is under way and headed to a town near you.Why does the Texas senator lumberjack around America when the temperature drops? Is he trying to create synergy with the cover...

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz will be airing a parody Christmas-themed infomercial in key Iowa markets during the Saturday Night Live broadcast. "In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, we are excited to bring a Cruz family Christmas into the homes of SNL viewers in Iowa," the Cruz campaign told the Independent Journal. "Ted is a long-time fan of SNL, so the chance to film his own SNL-style commercial was an opportunity we couldn't pass up!" The commercial shows the Texas senator reading some "Christmas classics" to his two daughters and wife. The tales includes the likes of "Rudolph...