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foxnews.com - 11/19/2008
Alaska Sen. Stevens Loses Re-election Bid to Democratic Challenger
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Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich had an insurmountable lead over Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens with only about 2,500 overseas ballots left to be counted

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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid (AP)
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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Begich defeats Stevens in Senate race
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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Alaska Turns Blue - Mark Begich Wins!
News Hounds — ... Or, as Fox "News" put it — refusing to identify the winner by name — Alaska Sen. Stevens Loses Re-election Bid to Democratic Challenger. ...

John Campbell: Withholding Funds
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — According to some of the most recent reports, it is clear that Senator Ted Stevens has indeed lost his bid for reelection for Senate in Alaska ( read article here ). Yesterday, Rep. Jeff Flake (R-FL) and I wrote a letter to the Chairmen of the Appropriations Committees in both houses, asking that they thoroughly review 39 earmarks that Senator Stevens recently garnered in the Continuing Resolution. In light of Sen. Stevens’ recent conviction on charges of corruption, these earmarks worth $240 million should be inspected before any action is taken to fund them. A copy of the ...

Withholding Funds (Rep. John Campbell)
Congress Blog — According to some of the most recent reports, it is clear that Senator Ted Stevens has indeed lost his bid for reelection for Senate in Alaska ( read article here ). Yesterday, Rep. Jeff Flake (R-FL) and I wrote a letter to the Chairmen of the Appropriations Committees in both houses, asking that they thoroughly review 39 earmarks that Senator Stevens recently garnered in the Continuing Resolution. In light of Sen. Stevens’ recent conviction on charges of corruption, these earmarks worth $240 million should be inspected before any action is taken to fund them. A copy of the ...

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