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Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Sarah PalinRelated Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the WorldScience News of 2010 2010 Month-By-Month 2010 People in the News 2010 Places in the News Quiz Arizona Immigration Law Pushes the Limit | Health Care Reform: Years in the Making, Still Doesn’t Satisfy | Landmark Financial Regulation Bill | Midterm Elections | A New Era for U.S., Russia, and Nuclear Arms | The Official End to the War in Iraq | Passing the Buck on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” | Same-Sex Marriage Ban Temporarily Overturned in California | The Supreme Court: Personnel Changes & Major Decisions Tea Party Victories A Stunning Upset The ranks of Tea Party members grew in Congress throughout 2010. The movement’s first major victory of the year occurred in January in liberal Massachusetts when, in a stunning upset, Republican Scott Brown, a former member of the state senate, won a special election in Massachusetts for Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat. (Kennedy died in 2009.) Brown beat his opponent, state Attorney General and Democrat Martha Coakley, by a wide margin. His victory marked the end of the Democrats’ “super” majority in the Senate and raised questions about the viability of the Democratic Party. Brown’s election also emphasized the rise of the Tea Party, a new political body that represents itself as antigovernment. Though Scott Brown ran on the Republican ticket and distanced himself from the Tea Party throughout his campaign, Tea Partiers, including Sarah Palin, the most high-profile member of the party, embraced him and his victory. Small Inroads Other notable Tea Party additions to Congress following the midterm elections included Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mark Rubio of Florida. Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell, a conservative-and controversial-social activist and ardent Tea Partier, ran for the House of Representatives on the Republican ticket after beating high-profile political veteran Mike Castle in the primaries. She lost in the general election, however, to Democrat Christopher Coons. Sharron Angle, another controversial Tea Partier, lost her bid to unseat Harry Reid. For more information on the Tea Party and the U.S. Government: History of the Tea Party MovementU.S. GovernmentU.S. ElectionsU.S. History Timeline More from 2010 Year in Review
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A Stunning Upset The ranks of Tea Party members grew in Congress throughout 2010. The movement’s first major victory of the year occurred in January in liberal Massachusetts when, in a stunning upset, Republican Scott Brown, a former member of the state senate, won a special election in Massachusetts for Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat. (Kennedy died in 2009.) Brown beat his opponent, state Attorney General and Democrat Martha Coakley, by a wide margin. His victory marked the end of the Democrats’ “super” majority in the Senate and raised questions about the viability of the Democratic Party. Brown’s election also emphasized the rise of the Tea Party, a new political body that represents itself as antigovernment. Though Scott Brown ran on the Republican ticket and distanced himself from the Tea Party throughout his campaign, Tea Partiers, including Sarah Palin, the most high-profile member of the party, embraced him and his victory.
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Small Inroads Other notable Tea Party additions to Congress following the midterm elections included Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mark Rubio of Florida. Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell, a conservative-and controversial-social activist and ardent Tea Partier, ran for the House of Representatives on the Republican ticket after beating high-profile political veteran Mike Castle in the primaries. She lost in the general election, however, to Democrat Christopher Coons. Sharron Angle, another controversial Tea Partier, lost her bid to unseat Harry Reid.
For more information on the Tea Party and the U.S. Government:
- History of the Tea Party MovementU.S. GovernmentU.S. ElectionsU.S. History Timeline
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