Lugar-Mentum: 4 Days to Victory Dick Lugar spoke with Muncie area farmers to discuss issues facing the Indiana agriculture industry. Lugar manages his family's 604 acre corn, soy bean and tree farm in southwest Marion County.
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Dick Lugar spoke with Muncie area farmers to discuss issues facing the Indiana agriculture industry. Lugar manages his family's 604 acre corn, soy bean and tree farm in southwest Marion County.
Poll: Lugar 44, Mourdock 42
The Weekly Standard
May 2, 2012
National Journal reports on a new poll that shows incumbent Indiana senator Dick Lugar leading his primary rival, state treasurer Richard Mourdock, 44 percent to 42 percent.
Don't be pressured to vote Mourdock
by Chuck Ford
President, Tea Party of Hamilton County
Indianapolis Star
May 2, 2012
As a former high school coach I like winners. Mourdock has run for public office 11 times over 20 years winning only three times. He was twice rejected for a congressional seat by those in his own district who know him best.
I am one tea party person who will vote for a successful respected senior senator, Dick Lugar.
Lugar has fought for fiscal sanity, values
Lafayette Journal & Courier
by May Jo Minier
May 2, 2012
I was delighted, but not surprised that gospel-patriotic singer Pat Boone is encouraging fellow conservatives to support Sen. Dick Lugar - a champion of fiscal sanity and Hoosier values in Washington, D.C.
During a visit to Muncie-area farm,
Sen. Lugar speaks about ethanol and exports
Muncie Star Press
May 2, 2012
Lugar says he hasn't heard challenger Richard Mourdock mention agriculture at all during the campaign, except when he "somehow or other came out against ethanol" during a recent debate.
"I can't believe it," Lugar said, laughing. "I have fought for 15 years to get these (ethanol) refineries built, to get demand for our Hoosier crop. Thirty to 40 percent of our (corn) crop goes to ethanol. Somebody who doesn't understand that doesn't understand Indiana agriculture. This is our bread and butter, and greater energy independence. We displaced 6 to 7 percent of imported oil that comes from ethanol grown right here in Indiana."
Lugar assails stalemate at Air Guard Base
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
May 2, 2012
Mourdock said the U.S. military must "have people who are trained, equipped, given whatever they need to make sure they are never in a fair fight but have an unfair advantage."
Sen. Lugar tours Air Base
Indiana's News Center
May 1, 2012
Tuesday U.S. Senator Richard Lugar made a stop at the air base. He toured the base and says he gained a lot of information that he can use back in Washington D.C. to help in the fight to keep the jets in Fort Wayne.
"I've asked the officers in charge to furnish very specific figures and arguments that I can utilize with members of the armed services committee," said U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, (R) Indiana.
Lugar Supporting Indiana Air
National Guard Base
WIBC
May 1, 2012
Indiana Senator Dick Lugar supports the Indiana Air National Guard's position to maintain the 122nd as a fighter wing.
Lugar visited the base Tuesday morning to voice his opposition to the Obama administration's
