Rand Paul of 'tea party' movement wins GOP primary in Kentucky

Defeat of Trey Grayson, the Republican Party's handpicked candidate, shows the movement's arrival as a political force. In Pennsylvania, Sen. Arlen Specter is in a race too close to call. Political novice Rand Paul cruised to victory in Kentucky's GOP Senate race Tuesday, delivering the anti-establishment "tea party" movement its biggest win in the midterm elections. He defeated the Republican Party leaders' handpicked...

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