Cruz Wins Iowa Republican Caucus; Democrats Clinton, Sanders in Near Tie

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican presidential caucus Monday, dealing a big upset to the national front-runner in the race to be their party's White House nominee in this year's election. Cruz, a conservative lawmaker from Texas, won with 28 percent of the vote, compared to 24 percent for Trump. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida came in a surprising third with 23 percent, making him easily the leader among establishment Republican...

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