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Lugar, Mourdock react to poll that gives Mourdock 10-point lead
WSBT TV ReporterBoth Republican candidates reacted Friday to a possible upset in the making in Indiana's biggest Primary race. A new Howey Politics/DePauw University poll shows six-term incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar well behind his challenger in the U.S. Senate race....Tags: Elections, Richard Lugar, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Primaries
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What does low voter turnout mean for candidates?
WSBT TV ReporterLow voter turnout could have a big impact on some races in Tuesday’s primary election. Early voting ended at noon Monday and the polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday. According to St. Joseph County Clerk Terri Rethlake, 4,013 voters cast absentee ballots...Tags: Elections, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party, Voting, Justice System
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Mourdock vs. Donnelly: Political analyst weighs in
WSBT-TV ReporterSOUTH BEND – After the country's longest serving Republican in the Senate is defeated, the attention turns to the nominees ready to succeed Richard Lugar. The stage is set for a general election showdown. On one side: Richard Mourdock, the...Tags: Elections, Politics, Joe Donnelly
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Idaho lawmaker sparks anger with abortion comments
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Republican Idaho lawmaker's suggestion on the Senate floor that a doctor should ask a woman who says she was raped if the pregnancy could have been "caused by normal relations in a marriage" brought a rebuke from another...Tags: Politics
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Anti-abortion group could get Mich. license plate
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A bill that would authorize a fundraising license plate connected to an anti-abortion group could soon advance in the Republican-led Michigan Senate. Legislation that would allow the license plate linked to Right to Life of...Tags: NASCAR, Politics, Human Rights, Abortion, Social Issues
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Lugar makes final push as primary nears
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar has be-come an Indiana political icon during the past four decades. As Indianapolis mayor from 1968 to '76, then as a senator since 1977, Lugar has built a reputation as a skilled legislator and states-man whom...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Richard Lugar, Politics, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Indianapolis Star endorses Lugar in Senate primary
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Star has endorsed U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar in the six-term senator's Republican primary battle with Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock. The Star's editorial board said in Sunday's endorsement (http://indy.st/...Tags: Richard Lugar
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Governor signs bill on residents resisting police
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Wednesday that he shares police groups' concerns that some people might misinterpret a new law that lays out when residents could be legally justified in using force against police officers....Tags: Executive Branch, Justice System, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Laws
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Lugar dances on health care mandate in primary
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Like many Senate Republicans who have spent a few decades in Washington, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was for the individual health care mandate before he was against it. Of course, in 1993, the individual mandate was the...
Tags: Executive Branch, Health, Public Finance, Justice System, Richard Lugar
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Donnelly rolls out policy plan in Indiana Senate race
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Joe Donnelly plans to spend the week rolling out his economic development proposals while his potential rivals focus on Indiana's raucous Republican primary battle. On Monday, Donnelly visited...
Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Ethanol, Richard Lugar
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Being a pill about the pill? Santorum vs US views
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans don't share Rick Santorum's absolutist take on abortion. He's out of step on women in combat. He questions the values of the two-thirds of mothers who work. He's even troubled by something as commonplace as birth...Tags: Health, Religion and Belief, Polls, Washington, DC, Social Issues
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Straw leaves Democrats for Greens
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterA Goshen man running this year for north-central Indiana’s seat in Congress has switched parties. Andrew Straw, a lawyer who declared his candidacy for the 2nd District seat as a Democrat in May, announced Tuesday he will run as a member of the...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military, Richard Lugar
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