Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Murphy Defeats McMahon After Bitter US Senate Race in Connecticut

HARTFORD — Christopher S. Murphy, a 39-year-old three-term Connecticut congressman, defeated the former wrestling executive Linda E. McMahon on Tuesday to win the United States Senate seat held since 1989 by Joseph I. Lieberman, who is retiring.Linda McMahon, pro wrestling, Connecticut, R, U.S. Senate. Danny Tarkanian, college basketball, Nevada, R, U.S. House. Sports figures with family ties: Winner: Tom Rooney, NFL, Florida, R, U.S. House. Losers: George Allen, NFL, Virginia, R, U.S. Senate.HARTFORD — Christopher S. Murphy, a 39-year-old three-term Connecticut congressman, defeated the former wrestling executive Linda E. McMahon on Tuesday to win the United States Senate seat held since 1989 by Joseph I. Lieberman, who is retiring.Former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, who attempted to win a Connecticut Senate seat in 2010, only to see her mostly self-financed campaign founder against eventual winner Democrat Richard Blumenthal, is back to take anotherTrailing in the polls going into election day, Connecticut GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon is trying something new: Pretending she's a Democrat. The Connecticut Mirror reports that McMahon, the former World Wrestling
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