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news.yahoo.com - 11/19/2008

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid (AP)

— news.yahoo.com — AP - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term. The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes after Tuesday's count. That's an insurmountable lead with only about ... (more) Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid (AP)

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adn.com - 11/19/2008

Begich defeats Stevens in Senate race

— adn.com — Mark Begich has defeated Sen. Ted Stevens in the election for U.S. Senate. (more) Begich defeats Stevens in Senate race

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adn.com - 11/18/2008

Begich lead over Stevens grows: 2008 Election

— adn.com — Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich's lead over Sen. Ted Stevens is growing as ballot counting continues today in the race for U.S. Senate. The latest numbers, issued just before 1 p.m., show Begich up by 2,374 votes. The state has counted over 16,000 ... (more) Begich lead over Stevens grows: 2008 Election

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Begich beats Stevens in bid for Senate seat
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... 2,500 ballots left to count. Begich's victory followed the trend of the post-Election Day counting that saw a 3,200-vote lead for Stevens turn into a 1,022-vote advantage for Begich at the end of last week after the DOE started counting absentee and early ballots. Though a likely recount looms, Begich's victory for now ends the furor over whether Stevens should resign -- or be expelled -- in the wake of his seven felony convictions for lying on Senate disclosure forms. Read more: http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=9374831 58 seats in the Senate. I have high hopes for ...

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Upper Left — ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Mark Begich, the Democratic Anchorage mayor, has defeated Sen. Ted Stevens in a closely contested, see-saw race for the United States Senate, according to Associated Press projections. ...

Senate Throws Good-Bye Party For Ted Stevens, Gives Convicted Felon A Standing Ovation
Think Progress — Today, Ted Stevens — Alaska’s defeated Republican senator and a convicted felon — was granted time on the Senate floor to deliver his farewell speech. Stevens said that he still can’t believe that he’s “privileged to speak on the floor of the United States Senate.” He also added that he “doesn’t have a rear-view mirror. I look only forward, and I still see the day when I can remove the cloud that currently surrounds me.” Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) then took the floor and said farewell to his “distinguished colleague.” Minority Leader ...

Senators want Bush to pardon their convicted felon friend — Ted Stevens.
Think Progress — Last month, soon-to-be retired Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) delivered his farewell speech on the floor of the Senate, many of colleagues from both sides of the aisle gave speech after speech lavishing praise on the recently convicted felon. Now, some of those same senators are saying that President Bush should pardon Stevens: “He has served this country for over 50 years,” said Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), a widely respected member of the Judiciary Committee. “I think most anybody would probably say, ‘Yeah, he should be [pardoned].’ I think most anybody would say it’s fair to say ...