Politics - Unions defend failed gambit to topple Lincoln

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Labor hoped to send a powerful message by taking down a centrist Democrat who strayed from its agenda. Instead, it was forced to justify the estimated $10 million unions spent in a high-stakes gambit that failed when Sen. Blanche Lincoln narrowly defeated Lt. Gov. Bill Halter - labor's hand-picked candidate - in a primary runoff....

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