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'''Richard Green "Dick" Lugar''' (born April 4, 1932) is the senior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Indiana]]. He is the most senior [[Republican]] in the United States Senate and would claim the almost meaningless position of [[President pro tempore]] if Republicans gained the majority during his tenure. A big government, foreign interventionalist [[neocon]], Lugar was one of the two most [[liberal]] [[Republican]] senators, and he lost in a landslide defeat in his own primary in 2012 to a [[conservative]] challenger, [[Richard Mourdock]].

'''Richard Green "Dick" Lugar''' (born April 4, 1932) is a former [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Indiana]]. Before retiring he was the most senior [[Republican]] in the United States Senate. A big government, foreign interventionalist [[neocon]], Lugar was one of the two most [[liberal]] [[Republican]] senators, and he lost in a landslide defeat in his own primary in 2012 to a [[conservative]] challenger, [[Richard Mourdock]].

==Early Life==

==Early Life==

==United States Senate==

==United States Senate==

As a [[liberal]] [[Republican]], Lugar was honored by the [[lamestream media]] (Time magazine) in 2006 by callinghim one of America’s 10 best Senators.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183958,00.html</ref> In fact, Richard Lugar votes with the liberals on [[gun control]], [[immigration]], [[Supreme Court]] nominations and other issues.<ref>http://cbs4denver.com/politics/sonia.sotomayor.confirmation.2.1089993.html</ref> In the United States Senate Lugar has voted with Republican colleagues only 76.5% of the time,<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000504/</ref> and votes against [[conservatives]] on many of the most important issues.

As a [[liberal]] [[Republican]], Lugar was honored by the [[lamestream media]] (Time magazine) in 2006 by calling him one of America’s 10 best Senators.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183958,00.html</ref> In fact, Richard Lugar votes with the liberals on [[gun control]], [[immigration]], [[Supreme Court]] nominations and other issues.<ref>http://cbs4denver.com/politics/sonia.sotomayor.confirmation.2.1089993.html</ref> In the United States Senate Lugar has voted with Republican colleagues only 76.5% of the time,<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000504/</ref> and votes against [[conservatives]] on many of the most important issues.

Lugar unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1974, but went on to unseat [[Democrat]] incumbent Vance Hartke in 1976. He has since been reelected five times. Lugar is best known for his work involving [[national security]]. He served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1985-1987 and again from 2003-2007.  

Lugar unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1974, but went on to unseat [[Democrat]] incumbent Vance Hartke in 1976. He has since been reelected five times. Lugar is best known for his work involving [[national security]]. He served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1985-1987 and again from 2003-2007.