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JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): And to another in our conversations with newly elected members of the U.S. Senate.
Texas Republican Ted Cruz previously served as the state's solicitor general, and also worked in the George W. Bush administration. The 42-year-old Cruz defeated his Democratic challenger by a wide margin in the November election, with strong support from the Tea Party. He took the seat of Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who retired.
Over the weekend, Cruz said he would find it very difficult to support Chuck Hagel for defense secretary. Cruz charged that the former Nebraska senator had -- quote -- "advocated weakness" in his foreign policy views.
I spoke with him last Friday from Capitol Hill.
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