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TribLive: A Conversation with Ted Cruz

At last Friday's TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama's jobs speech, Social Security and the debt ceiling debate.

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U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz makes a point to moderator Evan Smith during a TribLive event on September 9, 2011.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

At last Friday's TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama's jobs speech, the future of Social Security and the debt ceiling debate, among other topics that could impact his 2012 GOP primary race.

Three video excerpts are posted below. Full audio can be found here; full video can be found here.

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