Sen. Richard Lugar issues urgent call for help pleads support as poll gives Mourdock edge Johnson on Dick Lugar's Tea Party Defeat Before Primary Win Sought to Block Chrysler's Bailout Longtime Senator Unseated in Ind. senator defeated primary I can still win faces tea party opponent Indiana voters head polls Indiana's rival seat doubt Palin Picks campaigns bicker over who's leading downplaying seniority campaign ready lone GOP Senate debate senator's loss shows incumbency is out split warnings Obama and Romney Top News Headlines Tough Battle Looks Independents

Senator Lugar defeat a blow to bipartisanship: Kerry US Senator John Kerry, a senior Democrat, said Wednesday he was saddened by Republican colleague Richard Lugar's stunning primary defeat, calling it a blow to bipartisanship in a divided Congress. Veteran Republican Senator Lugar defeated in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar, a 35-year veteran of the Senate and leading foreign policy voice, was defeated in the Indiana Republican primary by a Tea Party-backed challenger on Tuesday, the first Senate incumbent ousted in the 2012 election year. Lugar conceded defeat to challenger Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who attacked the soft-spoken Senator for votes in ... Senator Lugar loses Indiana poll Six-term Republican Senator Richard Lugar is defeated in Indiana's Republican primary election by a Tea Party-backed challenger. Veteran Republican Senator Lugar soundly defeated INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar, a 35-year Senate veteran and leading foreign policy voice, was soundly defeated in the Indiana Republican primary by a Tea Party-backed rival on Tuesday, jolting the American political establishment during a volatile election year. Lugar, 80, was the first Senate incumbent ousted this year and his defeat showed that the anti-Washington, small ... Veteran Republican US Senator Lugar Defeated in Indiana U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, a 35-year veteran of the Senate and leading foreign policy voice, was defeated in the Indiana Republican primary by a Tea Party-backed challenger on Tuesday, the first Senate incumbent ousted in the 2012 election year. Veteran Republican Senator Lugar ousted in Indiana Long-serving Republican Senator Richard Lugar was routed in the Indiana primary, marking the demise of a moderate at the hands of a conservative who deemed him too willing to compromise. Day of reckoning for veteran Republican Senator Lugar Long-serving Republican Senator Richard Lugar faced the toughest re-election battle of his 36-year career in Indiana on Tuesday, with Democrats hoping his defeat could help them snatch the seat in November. Lugar defeat underscores vanishing U.S. political middle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The landslide defeat of U.S. Senator Richard Lugar in Indiana sent an ominous message to Washington: unprecedented partisan gridlock in Congress likely will worsen next year and make difficult efforts to cut the record U.S. debt even tougher. Tuesday's vote also delivered a punch to the gut of the Senate's "old guard," which for years has sought to restore the chamber's ... U.S. to lose respected foreign policy voice in Lugar WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar, defeated in the Indiana Republican primary on Tuesday, was a quiet and respected voice on foreign policy during more than three decades of service that focused on stemming the worldwide spread of nuclear weapons. Senator Richard Lugar accuses Tea Party of trying to 'cleanse' Republicans The US Senate's longest-serving member, Richard Lugar, has accused Tea Party radicals of pursuing a dangerous agenda of "cleansing" Republicans willing to work with Democrats from its ranks after he was spectacularly ousted from office.
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