Here in the United States, three-term Senator Joe Lieberman lost Connecticut’s Democratic primary last night in one of the most closely-watched races in the country. He was defeated by Ned Lamont, a wealthy telecommunications executive who has run largely on an anti-Iraq war platform. Lamont won with 52 percent of the vote to Lieberman’s 48 percent. Voter turnout was nearly twice the norm for a primary. Lieberman now says he’ll run as an independent.