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that vladimir putin was playing hockey one day after winning the election and silvio berlusconi was cheering him on. here at "30 rock" in new york city at 5:30 a.m. we begin with the end of an era. senator dick lugar will not be heading back to capital hill. it was not close. senator lugar first elected in 1976 lost by 22 points last night to state trish remember richard mourdock. outside spending groups poured millions of dollars into this race. senator lugar was criticized by conservatives for being too moderate and spending too much time outside of the state. he issued a stateme...

night to state trish remember richard mourdock. outside spending groups poured millions of dollars into this race. senator lugar was criticized by conservatives for being too moderate and spending too much time outside of the state. he issued a statement condemning mr. mourdock's politics. his unrelenting partisan mind set is irreconcilable with my philosophy. he will encounter roadblocks in congress and he will have more republicans who will embrace the same. his prime mission is to cleanse the party. that's the statement from dick lugar after losing his seat. john carry of massachu...

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running against each other for congress. we have the first of their campaign ads. can't wait to show you a little bit later in the show. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at "30 rock" in new york city. we have we're getting more details about an alleged plot to blow up a u.s. bound passenger plane. the plan was broken up by the cia who intercepted the bomb with the help of intelligent partners. the fbi is analyzing the device to see whether or not it could have passed through airport security systems. being described as an upgraded version of the underwear bomb wor...

being described as an upgraded version of the underwear bomb worn by umar abdul mu tall lab who tried to take over a jet liner on christmas day. there was no metal in the latest version of this device. the detonator was more sophisticat sophisticated. this underscores the threat posed which is blamed for a long list of attempted attacks. defense secretary leon panetta says it's another reminder of what's at steak. >> i do not comment on specific classified operation is other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and their militant allies...