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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could seize an opportunity with a split conservative electorate in the 2016 Republican presidential primary contests. Campaign strategists see a pattern of moderate candidates winning the GOP nomination and ultimately losing to a Democrat, but conservatives hope to break that cycle.

Conservatives fear another split Republican vote, with path for Christie win

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, emerges from the Senate chamber after his overnight crusade railing against the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Ted Cruz: GOP has compromised on Obamacare; now it’s Democrats’ turn

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

PRUDEN: The bad boy at the party

By Wesley Pruden

**FILE** Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (left) of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah stand during a news conference with conservative congressional Republicans at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 19, 2013. (Associated Press)

Cruz, Lee call for another House continuing resolution to defund Obamacare

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ted Cruz now leads GOP presidential pack: poll

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Storm clouds hang over Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, as the Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate stand at an impasse with Congress continuing to struggle over how to fund the government and prevent a possible shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate defeats Cruz filibuster, passes bill that funds Obamacare

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, emerges from the Senate Chamber after his overnight crusade railing against the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as "Obamacare," at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Ted Cruz joins prayer vigil for American pastor jailed in Iran

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

KUHNER: Mr. Cruz goes to Washington

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner

This image from Senate video show Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaking on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Cruz says he will speak until he's no longer able to stand in opposition to President Barack Obama's health care law. Cruz began a lengthy speech urging his colleagues to oppose moving ahead on a bill he supports. The measure would prevent a government shutdown and defund Obamacare. (AP Photo/Senate TV)

Rep. Peter King: Sen. Ted Cruz tapped into ‘dark strain in the American political psyche’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

With four days to go before the federal government is due to run out of money, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left), Nevada Democrat, looks at a countdown clock during a Sept. 26, 2013, news conference on Capitol in Washington, where Senate Democratic leaders blamed conservative Republicans for holding up a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running. From left are Reid, Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, and Charles Schumer of New York, the Democratic Policy Committee chairman. (Associated Press)

Republican infighting over health care flares in Senate as shutdown looms

By Jacqueline Klimas and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** The Rev. Jesse Jackson (Associated Press)

Jesse Jackson on Ted Cruz: He’s a ‘clown’ to Obama’s ‘wise man’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Cruz is last of a dying breed

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, talks to reporters as he emerges from the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept 25, 2013, after his overnight crusade railing against the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as "Obamacare." Cruz ended the marathon Senate speech opposing President Obama's health care law after talking for 21 hours, 19 minutes. (Associated Press)

Obama didn’t watch Cruz filibuster

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Ted Cruz raises profile with filibuster, but fails to sway senators or voters

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Gretchen Carlson (Fox News) **FILE**

Inside the Beltway: Conservatives value their values

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, goes to the floor for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 31, 2013. (Associated Press)

John McCain rips Ted Cruz’s Obamacare Nazi comparison

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

This image from Senate video show Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaking on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Cruz says he will speak until he's no longer able to stand in opposition to President Barack Obama's health care law. Cruz began a lengthy speech urging his colleagues to oppose moving ahead on a bill he supports. The measure would prevent a government shutdown and defund Obamacare. (AP Photo/Senate TV)

As Sen. Ted Cruz gives a long speech, Treasury gets short on funding

By Stephen Dinan and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, speaks Sept. 19, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

Harry Reid: There is no filibuster

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

HURT: Cruz playing kamikaze checkers with budget antics

By Charles Hurt

The Conservative Political Action Conference says a screenshot that appeared to confuse South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott (pictured) with Dr. Ben Carson is a Photoshopped fake.

Inside the Beltway: Observations du jour

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times