WaPo: Lieberman Concedes to Antiwar Challenger

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/08/AR2006080800596.html

In a stunning repudiation, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) lost the Democratic Senate primary here Tuesday night, falling to antiwar candidate Ned Lamont in a campaign that became a referendum on the incumbent's support for the Iraq war and what opponents charged was his failure to challenge President Bush's war policies.

Lieberman conceded the race to Lamont late Tuesday, but vowed to run in the general election in November as an independent.

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At a minimum, the Connecticut primary is likely to assure that Democrats of all stripes -- those who initially supported the war and those who have opposed it -- take a more aggressive posture in combating the president and his policies at home and abroad.

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Many Democratic officials said that, despite their support for Lieberman in the primary, they would back Lamont in the general election if he defeated the incumbent.