AP - Unapologetic union officials on Wednesday defended their decision to spend an estimated $10 million on a high-stakes gambit that failed when Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln narrowly defeated labor’s hand-picked candidate in a primary runoff.

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1. Will the Anti-Incumbent Revolt Claim Another Senator?
"Hot on the heels of primary losses by Senate veterans Bob Bennett and Arlen Specter, Blanche Lincoln is gearing up for a tough primary runoff in..."
2. Lincoln faces test as voters choose fall matchups (AP)
"AP - Democrat Blanche Lincoln battled to survive union opposition and an anti-incumbent tide that's already drowned two fellow senators, and..."
3. Will Blanche Lincoln Oppose the Dems Again?
" Sen. Blanche Lincoln was a thorn in the Democrats' side during health care. Will she flout the party line on financial reform? Her liberal primary..."
4. Outside groups win outsized influence in primaries (AP)
"AP - In Arkansas, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln struggles against a flood of labor money. In Nevada, Republican senatorial hopeful Sharron Angle..."

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1. Will the Anti-Incumbent Revolt Claim Another Senator?
"Hot on the heels of primary losses by Senate veterans Bob Bennett and Arlen Specter, Blanche Lincoln is gearing up for a tough primary runoff in..."
2. Lincoln faces test as voters choose fall matchups (AP)
"AP - Democrat Blanche Lincoln battled to survive union opposition and an anti-incumbent tide that's already drowned two fellow senators, and..."
3. Will Blanche Lincoln Oppose the Dems Again?
" Sen. Blanche Lincoln was a thorn in the Democrats' side during health care. Will she flout the party line on financial reform? Her liberal primary..."
4. Outside groups win outsized influence in primaries (AP)
"AP - In Arkansas, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln struggles against a flood of labor money. In Nevada, Republican senatorial hopeful Sharron Angle..."

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