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Friday, 30 August 2013

No surprises for Alexander and GOP incumbents

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Faced with a potentially serious primary challenger, Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander was not about to sit back and wait. The former two-term govenror locked down endorsements, banked more than $3 million and linked arms with popular Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and former GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee. When conservative state Rep. Joe Carr announced he would challenge Alexander, the senator's team was ready. "I learned to count in Maryville City Schools," Alexander wrote...

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