Veteran Republican Senator Lugar defeated in Indiana from Reuters: Politics INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar, a 35-year veteran of the Senate and leading foreign policy voice, was defeated in the Indiana Republican primary by a Tea Party-backed challenger on Tuesday, the first Senate incumbent ousted in the 2012 election year. feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/7PSkBhla068/us-usa-campaign-lugar-concession-idUSBRE84800P20120509