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Photo 1 of Sen. Ted Cruz at the Iowa Freedom Summit
January 24, 2015--Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke on the theme of "reigniting the miracle of America."  Cruz identified three keys to achieving this objective: championing jobs and economic growth and opportunity, defending constitutional rights, and restoring America's leadership in the world.  Cruz the most overt religious appeal of any of the potential candidates, mentioning God ten times, Jesus Christ several times, and devoting a significant passage to defending religious liberty.  Cruz also had plenty of "red meat" lines such as "sending the locusts of the EPA back to Washington" and calls to "repeal every word of Obamacare," and "abolish the IRS."  Cruz told the audience that "talk is cheap;" he ticked off a list of issues and said "show me where you stood up and fought."  The audience responded very enthusiastically to Cruz's speech.  [transcript]
Photo 2 of Sen. Ted Cruz at the Iowa Freedom Summit
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Cruz, dressed in a tan jacket, but no tie, moved freely about the stage, pausing frequently after applause lines.  Several times he applauded his own applause lines.  He acknowledged his wife Heidi in the audience, and spoke of his father.  Cruz had no other public events on this trip; the Des Moines Register reported he planned a private grassroots roundtable.
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