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Gap in Alaska Senate race shrinks drastically as count continues

 
(CNN) — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens’ lead over Democratic challenger Mark Begich had slipped from more than 3,200 votes to just 971 by late Wednesday, with tens of thousands of votes yet to be counted. With the addition of nearly one-third of roughly 90,000 outstanding votes -– a total that includes early votes, absentee votes and [...] (link)

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