'Tea party' group behind defeat of GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska

The Tea Party Express' success has come the old-fashioned way: It spent $600,000 on an advertising blitz that salvaged the campaign of Joe Miller and blindsided Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The defeat of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Republican primary is another notch in the belt for the Sacramento-based Tea Party Express, a project of Republican consultant Sal Russo.

Tea Party’s Alaska victory forcing GOP agenda changes

WASHINGTON — The Tea Party movement of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Senator Lisa Murkowski in Alaska’s GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth Tea Party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming. Alaska - lisamurkowski - Republican - Politics ...

Tea Party ousts Lisa Murkowski in Sarah Palin's state

Rightwing Tea Party draws first blood in primary before November's mid-term elections as Joe Miller wins The Tea Party claimed its biggest scalp yet when Lisa Murkowski, the senator for Alaska, conceded defeat in the Republican primary early today. She gives way to Joe Miller, who will be one of the most rightwing candidates in November's congressional elections and a virtual certainty to win ...

Tea Partiers protest across Texas

TEXAS--  Texas Tea Party groups protested in front of Sen. John Cornyn's offices today at high noon across the state.  They say Cornyn sent liaisons to Alaska in support of Sen. Murkowski.  They consider Sen.

Bottled tea might be less beneficial than brewed tea

If you drink tea for its health benefits, brewed may be better than bottled, according to new research presented at a scientific meeting in Boston last week. Only tiny amounts of healthful antioxidants, hailed for possibly guarding against a host of diseases, were found in bottled tea beverages compared with a freshly made cup of tea. Tea - Health - Drink - Boston - Antioxidant