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Specter's loss, Paul's win shake up murky political map
(CNN) – Voters sent mixed signals in Tuesday's primary elections in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Arkansas. They tossed out a veteran senator, nominated a Tea Party-backed candidate and also chose a longtime aide to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by the death of Democratic Rep. John Murtha.
In another closely watched race, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln failed to win more than 50 percent of the vote and faces a June 8 runoff in the Arkansas Senate primary to decide the party's candidate in November.
The results reinforced the perception of anger across the country against Washington politics-as-usual, but also showed the public discontent may be aimed at both Democrats and Republicans.
In Pennsylvania, voters rejected longtime incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter's bid to run for a sixth Senate term, choosing Rep. Joe Sestak as the Democratic nominee for Senate in November. Read more
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Excerpt: Teaching the Pig to Dance
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From Teaching the Pig to Dance
By Fred Thompson
Chapter One: My Hometown
In the part of the country where I come from, most people are proud of their hometown. Folks in Linden, Tennessee, are a good example of that. Situated in rural country in Middle Tennessee, about fi fty-seven miles from where I grew up, Linden had about a thousand residents.
One day during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the coffee drinkers at the drugstore on the town square noticed out the window that one of the local good old boys had his pickup truck loaded with what appeared to be his worldly possessions.
As he walked into the drugstore to buy supplies, one of the coffee-drinking busybodies said to him:
“Lem, looks like you’re moving out. What’s up?”
“Ain’t you boys heard about the missile crisis?” Lem replied.
The fellow answered, “Yeah, but what makes you think they’re gonna bomb Linden?” Lem said, “It’s the county seat, ain’t it?”
Building Up America: New Mexico's blockbuster boom
(CNN) – Some of the biggest blockbusters and art house films of the past several years have one thing in common – Hollywood went to New Mexico to make them. The movie industry has been giving a big boost to the state during the recession and our Tom Foreman paid them a visit for this Building Up America report.
Black farmers wait to settle discrimination claims
(CNN) – The president has promised his help to resolve an historic grievance and get black farmers the money they're owed from years of government discrimination. But the farmers are concerned the White House isn't pushing Congress hard enough and they say the reason may be race. Our Ed Henry has the report.
Primary races test anti-incumbent sentiment
(CNN) – There's a healthy dose of voter anger out there as folks head to the polls in a handful of primaries. Today's must-watch contests could wipe out some incumbents who are trying desperately to hang on to their jobs. That includes Arkansas, where Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is locked in a tough battle against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter.
In Kentucky, Tea Party favorite Rand Paul, son of Rep. Ron Paul, is hoping to topple Sec. of State Trey Grayson, even though Grayson has the backing of the GOP establishment. And in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary, Rep. Joe Sestak is going after Sen. Arlen Specter, who was a Republican up until last year. CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley joined us on Tuesday's American Morning for a preview of the races.
Read more: Primaries put incumbents on line
A Soldier's Story: Family crisis threatens recruit's future
(CNN) – From motherhood to the military, we've been following the story of Latricia Rose. She's a young mother from Columbus, Ohio who's headed to basic training. But she could barely lace up her boots before things took a very odd twist. Our Jason Carroll reports for the ongoing American Morning original series, "A Soldier's Story."
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