Tea Party Takes Control of U.S. Elections Agenda: Albert R. Hunt

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With the U.S. midterm elections five weeks away, the Tea Party already is the big winner of 2010.

This anti-government, grassroots Republican offshoot has rattled the party establishment -- making former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin its most prominent 2012 presidential contender -- and dominated the debate this campaign season.