<p>U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski trailed by a slim margin in a too-close-to-call primary race against Republican candidate Joe Miller pictured with his wife, Kathleen, on Tuesday in Anchorage. Miller, a political newcomer, has received heavy support from tea party activists and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.</p>
August 26, 2010
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August 26, 2010 9 p.m.
Republicans' civil war continues
Democrats hope to benefit from divisive primary battles
WASHINGTON - A Republican civil war is raging, with righter-than-thou conservatives dominating ever more primaries in a fight for the party's soul. And the Democrats hope to benefit.