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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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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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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Richard Mourdock dismisses Dick Lugar attack — Fresh from his Republican primary win, Richard Mourdock on Wednesday brushed aside Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar's parting shot hat he has an “unrelenting partisan mindset.” — On appearances on Fox News' “Fox & Friends” and CNN's “Starting Point …
Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
What Lugar's loss could mean for a Pres. Romney — Not only did Tea Party-backed Richard Mourdock just put an end to Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar's 35-year U.S. Senate career, but it wasn't even close. NBC projected Mourdock, the Indiana state treasurer, the winner of the Republican primary shortly …
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Bill Nichols / Politico:
Lugar routed; N.C. bans gay marriage — Sen. Dick Lugar, the political gold standard in Indiana for nearly 40 years, suffered a once unthinkable primary defeat Tuesday, marking a seismic shift in his state's political culture and sending yet another warning to longtime Senate incumbents.
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Evansville Courier & Press Stories:
TEXT: Sen. Richard Lugar's two primary election statements
TEXT: Sen. Richard Lugar's two primary election statements
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Manu Raju / Politico:
The lessons of Lugar's loss
The lessons of Lugar's loss
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Lee Fang / Republic Report:
Bank Lobbyists Coordinated “Tea Party” Challenge To Senator Lugar To Punish Him For Voting Against Wall Street
Bank Lobbyists Coordinated “Tea Party” Challenge To Senator Lugar To Punish Him For Voting Against Wall Street
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Richard Lugar loses primary to Tea Party challenger Mourdock
Richard Lugar loses primary to Tea Party challenger Mourdock
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Open thread: Lugargeddon; Update: Mourdock wins; Update: Lugar hits Mourdock's “unrelenting …
Open thread: Lugargeddon; Update: Mourdock wins; Update: Lugar hits Mourdock's “unrelenting …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Mourdock defeats Sen. Lugar in Indiana Republican primary
Mourdock defeats Sen. Lugar in Indiana Republican primary
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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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Lawrence Messina / Associated Press:
Against Obama, even a jailbird gets some votes — CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary.
Aaron Zitner / Washington Wire:
Federal Inmate Makes Strong Showing Against Obama in Primary
Federal Inmate Makes Strong Showing Against Obama in Primary
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Elizabeth Hartfield / ABCNEWS:
W.Va. Inmate Gives Obama Competition
W.Va. Inmate Gives Obama Competition
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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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Phil Kabler / Charleston Gazette:
Little-known Obama challenger could get delegate
Little-known Obama challenger could get delegate
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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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Elizabeth Hartfield / ABCNEWS:
NC Bans Gay Marriage, Civil Unions
NC Bans Gay Marriage, Civil Unions
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama disappointed in N.C. vote
Obama disappointed in N.C. vote
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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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Curtis M. Wong / The Huffington Post:
North Carolina Amendment One Voters Facing Possible Election Fraud As They Hit The Polls: Report
North Carolina Amendment One Voters Facing Possible Election Fraud As They Hit The Polls: Report
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Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
North Carolina Voters Pass Same-Sex Marriage Ban
North Carolina Voters Pass Same-Sex Marriage Ban
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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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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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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Tom Barrett wins Wisconsin recall primary
Tom Barrett wins Wisconsin recall primary
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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 …
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Roger Ainsley / World Now:
International sting operation brought down underwear bomb plot
International sting operation brought down underwear bomb plot
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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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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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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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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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Michael Patrick Leahy / BREITBART.COM:
ELIZABETH WARREN ANCESTOR ROUNDED UP CHEROKEES FOR TRAIL OF TEARS — For over a quarter of a century, Elizabeth Warren has described herself as a Native American. When recently asked to provide evidence of her ancestry, she pointed to an unsubstantiated claim on an 1894 Oklahoma Territory …
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Felix Salmon:
Chart of the day: Let's go buy a house! — Many thanks to Ben Walsh for putting this chart together for me. The source is this data at the Census bureau, inspired by page two of the first-quarter 2012 Census bureau report on rental vacancies and homeownership.
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Arthur C. Brooks / Wall Street Journal:
Arthur Brooks: America and the Value of ‘Earned Success’ — 'We found that even when good things occurred that weren't earned, like nickels coming out of slot machines, it did not increase people's well-being.' — I learned to appreciate the American free enterprise system by quitting a job in Spain.
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Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Mob on the Quad — Late last night, in a shameful example of editorial cowardice, the Chronicle of Higher Education fired Naomi Schaefer Riley. Naomi is a good friend of mine, a sometimes contributor to THE WEEKLY STANDARD, and a fine writer. And the story of what happened to her is highly instructive.
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