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Tom Curry / msnbc.com:
Six-term Senate veteran Lugar defeated in Indiana primary — Republican foreign policy elder statesman Sen. Richard Lugar, 80, first elected to the Senate in 1976, was defeated in the Indiana primary Tuesday by state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who was backed by conservatives ranging …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Lugar's Demise and the Constitutional Crisis — The defeat of Richard Lugar in the Indiana Republican Senate primary is the kind of event that would have been shocking just a half-dozen years ago, and has since grown routine. Incumbent senators used to have almost no fear that they might …
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CNN:
In statement, Lugar defends campaign while criticizing partisan environment — (CNN) - Six-term Sen. Richard Lugar, who CNN projected would lose his bid for the GOP Senate nomination in Indiana, issued the following statement shortly after his concession speech Tuesday night:
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Man in the News | Richard Mourdock: Richard Mourdock's Many Pursuits Don't Include Bipartisanship
Man in the News | Richard Mourdock: Richard Mourdock's Many Pursuits Don't Include Bipartisanship
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Manu Raju / Politico:
GOP senators wonder: Am I next?
GOP senators wonder: Am I next?
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Richard Mourdock dismisses Dick Lugar attack
Geneva Sands / The Hill:
Mourdock says he hasn't decided on supporting McConnell as GOP leader
Mourdock says he hasn't decided on supporting McConnell as GOP leader
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Bill Nichols / Politico:
Lugar routed; N.C. bans gay marriage
Lugar routed; N.C. bans gay marriage
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
No-Drama Election Night
No-Drama Election Night
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Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
What Lugar's loss could mean for a Pres. Romney
What Lugar's loss could mean for a Pres. Romney
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Obama Loses West Virginia Delegates To Prison Inmate — The vote highlights the President's unpopularity in the Appalachian heartland. In 2008, white voters there cited race as a factor. — Federal prisoner Keith Russell Judd, 49, at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Beaumont, Texas in March 15, 2008.
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JournalGazette.net:
You choose, we deliver … MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has won the Democratic primary and will face Wisconsin Republican Gov.Today 10:02 pm — RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between …
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Associated Press:
How unpopular can Obama get? Texas INMATE gets 40 per cent of votes against President in West Virginia primary
How unpopular can Obama get? Texas INMATE gets 40 per cent of votes against President in West Virginia primary
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Aaron Zitner / Washington Wire:
Prisoner Makes Strong Showing Against Obama in W. Va. Primary
Prisoner Makes Strong Showing Against Obama in W. Va. Primary
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Phil Kabler / Charleston Gazette:
Little-known Obama challenger could get delegate
Little-known Obama challenger could get delegate
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
1 in 3 West Virginia Democratic primary voters choose felon over Obama
1 in 3 West Virginia Democratic primary voters choose felon over Obama
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Robert Willett / Raleigh News & Observer:
N.C. to add marriage amendment to its constitution — Mary Frances Forrester, right, the wife of the late N.C. State Senator James Forrester, embraces Tami Fitzgerald from Vote For Marriage NC as they celebrate the passage of Amendment One during an election night party at the N. Raleigh Hilton on Tuesday May 8, 2012.
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama disappointed in N.C. vote — President Obama's reelection campaign is expressing their disappointment that North Carolina voters have decided to add a gay marriage amendment to the state's constitution. — “The President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights …
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The Caucus:
Obama Sits for Interview as Same-Sex Marriage Issue Lingers — President Obama, who is under mounting pressure to clarify his thinking on same-sex marriage after top aides publicly embraced it in recent days, will sit down for an interview with ABC News on Wednesday during which he is likely …
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Pam Spaulding / Firedoglake:
North Carolina's Amendment One: Where Do I Begin?
North Carolina's Amendment One: Where Do I Begin?
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Elizabeth Hartfield / ABCNEWS:
NC Bans Gay Marriage, Civil Unions
NC Bans Gay Marriage, Civil Unions
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Bill Dedman / msnbc.com:
Conservative author Jonah Goldberg drops claim of two Pulitzer nominations — On the dust jacket of his new book, “The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas,” best-selling conservative author and commentator Jonah Goldberg is described as having “twice been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.”
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Jonah Goldberg — Jonah Goldberg was the founding editor of National Review Online and is currently editor-at-large of NRO. He is a columnist for The Los Angeles Times. — Mr. Goldberg is currently a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
Tim Mak / Politico:
Michele Bachmann claims Swiss citizenship — Rep. Michelle Bachmann is now officially a Swiss miss. — Bachmann (R-Minn.) recently became a citizen of Switzerland, making her eligible to run for office in the tiny European nation, according to a Swiss TV report Tuesday.
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Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway:
Michele Bachmann Now A Citizen Of Switzerland
Michele Bachmann Now A Citizen Of Switzerland
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John Miller / CBS News:
CIA sacrifices valuable intelligence source to foil underwear bomb plot — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) NEW YORK - It's a stunning revelation in the foiled plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner: The triggerman chosen by al Qaeda was actually a double agent who was working for the CIA and Saudi intelligence services.
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New York Times:
Suicide Mission Volunteer Was Double Agent, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — The would-be suicide bomber dispatched by the Yemen branch of Al Qaeda last month to blow up a United States-bound airliner was actually a double agent who infiltrated the terrorist group and volunteered for the suicide mission …
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Tom Barrett wins Wisconsin recall primary — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election Tuesday, dealing a blow to organized labor and setting up the June 5 race against Republican Gov. Scott Walker. — Barrett defeated former Dane …
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James Carville / CNN:
Wake up Democrats; you could lose — Editor's note: James Carville is a Democratic strategist who serves as a political contributor for CNN, appearing frequently on “The Situation Room” as well as other programs on all CNN networks. — (CNN) — A long time ago a great three-time governor of Louisiana …
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
White House Tours Do Not Require Fetuses To Be Counted As Full Humans … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, White House Secret Security, White House Tour Unborn Baby, White House Tours, White House Tours Babies, White House Visitors, White House Visitors Office, White House Visitors Unborn Babies, Politics News
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Josh Glasstetter / rightwingwatch.org:
GOP Newsletter Calls for Armed Revolution if Obama Re-Elected — The Greene County, Virginia Republican Committee publishes a monthly newsletter for members called “The Constitutional Conservatives.” The newsletter is heavy on Tea Party rhetoric about how Obama and liberals are ruining America, and so forth.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Tony Perkins Claims His Children Are Not Gay Because ‘We Are Teaching Them The Right Ways’ — As North Carolinians headed to the polls to support Amendment 1, a measure that outlaws marriage equality, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in the state constitution, the Family Research …