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Tuberville Defeats Former US AG Sessions in Senate Primary

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   Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville has defeated former U.S.
   Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a Republican primary for a Senate
   seat representing the southern state of Alabama.

   Sessions held the seat for 20 years before stepping down to lead the
   Justice Department when President Donald Trump took office in 2017. He
   fell out of favor with Trump when he recused himself from the
   investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, and the
   president endorsed Tuberville in the primary.

   "Tommy Tuberville WON big against Jeff Sessions," Trump tweeted late
   Tuesday. "Will be a GREAT Senator for the incredible people of
   Alabama."

   Tuberville moves on to the November general election to face Democratic
   Senator Doug Jones, who in a similar fashion to Sessions criticized
   Tuberville as lacking the experience necessary for the job.

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