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Cruz Blocking Flint Water Deal

by Josh Marshall

02.25.16 | 6:30 pm

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 10: Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, arrives in the Capitol for a vote on North Korea sanctions on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

In desperate, cynical effort to lock down the critical asshole vote in his battle with Donald Trump, Ted Cruz is now personally blocking Flint water deal.

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