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Navy warship to be named after late Indiana Sen. Lugar

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**FILE** Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks Nov. 1, 2012, to the Albanian Parliament in Tirana, Albania. (Associated Press)

Obama win doesn’t change Hillary Clinton’s plans to step down

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock makes a point in Indianapolis on Wednesday, at a news conference at which he sought to clarify what he meant by remarks on rape he made in a debate the night before. (Associated Press)

Indiana Senate candidate apologizes, explains rape comment

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** The candidates for Indiana's U.S. Senate seat — (from left) Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly, Libertarian Andrew Horning and Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock — debate in New Albany, Ind., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Ind. GOP Senate hopeful Mourdock criticized over rape, pregnancy comments

By Tom LoBianco - Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Scott P. Brown, Massachusetts Republican, says he is trying to keep taxes low to help businesses grow, while portraying Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren as a "jobs destroyer" who favors a heavier tax burden. But he has sided with Democrats, too, while in Washington. (Associated Press)

Mass. Sen. Brown tries  to straddle  allegiance

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Embassy Row: ‘Cleavages’ in Iraq

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

Sen. Orrin Hatch (Associated Press)

After Lugar’s loss, Hatch not taking Senate race for granted

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard G. Lugar of Indiana exits after delivering his GOP primary concession speech in Indianapolis on Tuesday night. The 80-year-old Republican was defeated in his bid for a seventh six-year term, to the delight of many tea party activists. (Associated Press)

Senators stunned by defeat of Lugar in Indiana primary

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard G. Lugar, Indiana Republican, is video-recorded by cellphone on Monday, May 7, 2012, during a visit to a waste-water treatment center in West Lafayette, Ind. (Associated Press/Journal & Courier)

Indiana’s Lugar faces tea party rival in primary

By Tom LoBianco - Associated Press

Grady Luebbert reacts after being asked a question by Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock at a voting precinct Tuesday in Avon, Ind. Backed by tea party activists, Mr. Mourdock toppled six-term Sen. Richard G. Lugar in the Republican Senate primary. (Associated Press)

Tea party favorite topples Lugar, Indiana’s 6-term senator

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Lugar loses Ind. GOP primary to tea party rival

By Tom LoBianco - Associated Press

Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock seems an unlikely dragon slayer, but polls show him on the verge of toppling a six-term incumbent, Sen. Richard G. Lugar. Mr. Mourdock holds a substantial lead over Mr. Lugar ahead of Tuesday's GOP primary. (Associated Press)

Persistence pays off for Lugar foe, holds lead in poll

By Tom LoBianco - Associated Press

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Club for Growth targeting ‘establishment’ GOP candidates

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

KEENE: Lugar campaign smells of death

By David Keene and David A. Keene

Six-term Sen. Richard G. Lugar (left), Indiana Republican, debated state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in April during the political fight of his life. The Indiana primary is set for Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Republican conservatives in Indiana gunning for Lugar

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard G. Lugar, Indiana Republican

Lugar in danger for first time in years

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard G. Lugar, Indiana Republican

Lugar makes pitch for support from tea party

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Richard G. Lugar, Indiana Republican

Indiana tea party takes aim at Lugar’s Senate seat

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John F. Kerry of Massachusetts is advocating for ratification of the controversial Law of the Sea Treaty. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Ind. congressman to run for Senate

By Henry C. Jackson - Associated Press