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      <excerpt>...firm of Barnes &amp; Thornburg, and he served from 1989-1991 as counsel to then-Gov. Evan Bayh. Bayh and Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican, were strong supporters of Hamilton. He is widely admired on all sides for his stellar judicial performance and</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. McLEAN, Va. &#8212; The wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after police said she hit a parked car in northern Virginia.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...released by Lugar's office.  No one was injured.  &quot;We are deeply sorry and embarrassed that this accident has occurred,&quot; Sen. Lugar said.  Charlene Lugar is scheduled to appear in court in January.  Her arrest was first reported by Roll Call, a Capitol </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...has served as a federal judge for 15 years, enjoys bipartisan backing, receiving strong support from his home state Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), as well as the endorsement of the conservative Federalist Society (Women's Health Policy Report, 11/17). Rep</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>First: Fantasia Barrino reportedly met Antwaun Cook at a T-mobile store in August. Not too long after, Cook reportedly dumped his wife and kids to move in with the former American Idol winner.
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      <excerpt>Charlene Lugar, the elderly wife of Sen. Richard Lugar (R) of Indiana, has been arrested and charged in a DWI hit-and-run accident, in which fortunately the only victim was a parked car.
 
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