CNN: ” Republican Scott Brown grabbed a solid lead with almost half the results counted in Tuesday’s special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat controlled by the Kennedy family since 1953. Brown, a Massachusetts state senator, had 53 percent of the vote to 46 percent for state Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Democratic contender, with 57 percent of precincts reporting. .. ”
9:32 UPDATE: CNN and the AP are calling Brown the winner.