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RUSH: I think that there is a dark horse in this entire thing. I think there is one candidate who is positioned here. Now, I know it's getting late. Trump has had the lead for a hundred days here or more. Well, he's been in the lead ever since he got in. And there are now fewer days to Iowa than he has been in the lead. I mean, he's over the hump in that regard. But there's still a long way to go. It's politics. Any number of unforeseen, unpredictable events are potentially out there, and there has been...

Rush Limbaugh says Ted Cruz is “inarguably thoroughbred conservative.”Monday on his radio show, Limbaugh argued that Cruz is “positioned…ideally” and if something happens to Trump, “We’re not shut out here.”Limbaugh praised Cruz, “We still have someone in our roster that opposes every bit of the Democrat agenda, perhaps more than anybody else in the race and that’s Cruz. I mean Cruz does not have in his record any statement like Trump does of having supported certain things the Democrats have done. Cruz is inarguably thoroughbred conservative.” Rush Limbaugh: I think that there is a dark horse in this entire thing,...

Hear ye! Hear ye!This is the Official Free Republic Kentucky Derby Thread. Get those mint juleps mixed now, my friends, because the race will start in about an hour and 45 minutes.http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2004/This site will provide all kinds of information on the race today - the horses, the odds, the hats, the history, the celebrities, a multimedia slide show on today's race, a store, etc.

<p>Trainers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas don't agree on much, including the future of the horse racing series that's made them famous.</p> <p>Baffert embraces the traditions of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, the three races that make up the sport's prestigious Triple Crown. Lukas thinks the series needs an overhaul -- including different distances, dates and purses -- to draw a new generation of fans.</p>