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"Now is the single best time and best opportunity to defeat Obamacare. No. 2, this is a fight that we can win. And No. 3, only the American people can win this," said Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. (Associated Press)

Sen. Ted Cruz says he speaks for most Americans about stopping Obamacare

By Seth McLaughlin and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leaves the floor of the Senate after skirmishing with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., over the Affordable Care Act, popularly know as "Obamacare," at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Ted Cruz’s talkathon mostly a spectacle

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Aiming at the wrong target

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md., on Saturday, March 16, 2013. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)

Sarah Palin to GOP: ‘Woman up’ and fight Obamacare

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz (Associated Press)

Sen. Ted Cruz fights for his own victory with threat of government shutdown

By Stephen Dinan and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, is facing a moment of truth in his fight to defund Obamacare, according to many media outlets. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Inside the Beltway: Cruz crucible

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (Associated Press)

Sen. John McCain ‘hates’ Sen. Ted Cruz: report

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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

HOLTZ-EAKIN: Obamacare hangs in the balance

By Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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

Blame game heats up as start of shutdown looms

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (left) of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah are pictured during a news conference with conservative congressional Republicans at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chris Wallace: Republicans sending me opposition research on Ted Cruz

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, said Republicans are "playing with fire" with a bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown and avoid a historic national default while canceling out President Obama's health care overhaul. (Associated Press)

House Republicans pass test vote to defund Obamacare; shutdown edges closer

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Vice President Joseph R. Biden is likely to run for the White House in 2016 if Hillary Rodham Clinton decides against a bid, those close to him say. (Associated Press)

Biden roasts rising Republicans at Iowa steak fry

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"Bullies and tyrants don't respect weakness or appeasement. In the Arab world, appeasement only encourages more violence," Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, says Wednesday at the Heritage Foundation. (Associated Press)

Obama ‘far too hawkish’ on Syria, ‘far too dovish’ on Iran, Cruz says

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican (Associated Press)

Sen. Ted Cruz: Not the U.S. military’s job to intercede in Syria

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican (Associated Press)

Obamacare foes claim 1 million signatures for defunding

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint is trying to wield conservative power outside the Senate. (Associated Press)

Jim DeMint still able to pull some weight among Senate Republicans

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama speaks by phone with his National Security Staff regarding the situation in Egypt, while in Chilmark, Mass., Aug. 15, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

Iowa GOP to Obama: Heartland doesn’t want war with Syria

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, speaks during the family leadership summit in Ames, Iowa, on Aug. 10, 2013. (Associated Press)

Sen. Ted Cruz: Congress must have say on Syria before Obama acts

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times