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KEENE: Learning the difference between a wary friend and determined foe

By David Keene

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to members of the Texas Medical Association about the Affordable Care Act in on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 in Austin, Texas. Cruz said that Republicans lost the government shutdown budget battle because some members of his own party in Congress turned on their colleagues, but that he doesn't think they will make the same mistake during another political impasse. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM

Sen. Ted Cruz exits D.C. stage: ‘Great to be back in America’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2013, file photo Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington after House leaders reached a last-minute agreement to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Cruz made a name for himself by leading the tea party charge toward shutdown. About half of the respondents in a recent Associated Press-GfK poll knew enough about Cruz to form an opinion, impressive for a senator elected less than a year ago. The bad news for Cruz? Their opinion was negative by a 2-1 margin. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Republican candidates are proud of comparisons to Ted Cruz

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. (Associated Press)

Capitol Police ‘look into’ tweets threatening Ted Cruz

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Rick Perry appear together during a Texas news conference. (credit: KUT News)

Rick Perry visits Israel again, insists GOP won’t be bruised by Ted Cruz

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, gestures as he talks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Washington. Sen. McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., are optimistic about forging an eleventh-hour bipartisan deal preventing a possible federal default and ending the partial government shutdown after Republican divisions forced GOP leaders to drop efforts to ram their own version through the House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Cruz: Hard to win with Senate Republicans ‘firing cannons’ at House

Associated Press

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, gestures as he talks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Washington. Sen. McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., are optimistic about forging an eleventh-hour bipartisan deal preventing a possible federal default and ending the partial government shutdown after Republican divisions forced GOP leaders to drop efforts to ram their own version through the House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

KUHNER: The Tea Party’s coming vindication

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

Senator Mitch McConnell Associated Press photo

PRUDEN: And now the blame game

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walk to the Senate floor to vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Tea party preps for fight with GOP ‘Surrender Caucus’ after declaring moral victory

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Republicans Sens. Mike Lee of Utah (left) and Ted Cruz of Texas walk to the Senate floor to vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling and open the federal government. (Associated Press)

Cruz, allies ready for next battle with ‘Surrender Caucus’

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Tea Party Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at a rally at the World War II Memorial in Washington Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. Leaders in the U.S. Senate have taken the helm in the search for a deal to end the partial government shutdown and avert a federal default. The rally was organized to protest the closure of the Memorial, subsequent to the shutdown, and lack of access to it by World War II veterans, who traveled there on Honor Flight visits. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Tea party determined, not chastened, after loss

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Fire engulfs the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993.

MSNBC’s latest: Sen. Ted Cruz akin to Branch Davidian cultist David Koresh

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, gestures as he talks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Washington. Leaders reached a last-minute agreement to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Cruz said he would not try to block the agreement. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Senate leaders announce agreement to end shutdown, raise debt

By Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican: "What the focus should be is on making Washington, D.C., listen to the American people and respond to the very real harms that Obamacare is causing to millions of people." (Associated Press)

Three months of ups and downs for Cruz

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas talks with reporters following a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. Ted Cruz’s hometown paper renounces support

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas talks with reporters following a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ted Cruz like OJ? Twitter explodes at comparison

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas pauses while speaking at the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, in Washington. Afterward, Cruz went to the White House for a meeting between Republican senators and President Barack Obama to discuss the debt ceiling and the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘Reaganesque’ Cruz embraced at Values Voters Summit for Obamacare defiance

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas addresses the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, in Washington. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Cruz crushes field in presidential straw poll at Values Voters Summit

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, speaks at the Family Foundation of Virginia's annual gala at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Richmond. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Daniel Sangjib Min)

Ted Cruz hits back at hecklers during his Value Voters Summit speech

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, speaks with reporters as he leaves a news conference with House Republicans at the Capitol on Thursday. The government shutdown has moved things back into the wheelhouse of Mr. Ryan. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Paul Ryan returns to GOP fore as he offers solutions, reaches out to religious right

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times