washingtonmonthly.com - 11/20/2008
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AND THEN THERE WERE 58.... I was holding off a bit, waiting to see if there'd be a statewide recount, but thankfully, Senator and convicted felon Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) conceded this afternoon. Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has conceded defeat to...
thinkprogress.org - 11/20/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
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 ...
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Senate Throws Good-Bye Party For Ted Stevens, Gives ...
ktuu.com - 11/19/2008
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 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. After the Division of Elections most recent tally of about ...
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Alaska's news and information source | Begich defeats ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/19/2008
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(CNN) – Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has conceded
defeat to Democratic challenger Mark Begich in the Alaska...
Senate race. Stevens, 85, was the longest serving Republican senator in the chambers history. “Given the number of ballots that remain to be ...
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Stevens concedes race
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... declares after Stevens's concession this afternoon, telling readers they can "kiss the longest continuously serving Republican in Senate history goodbye." Stevens's defeat gives Democrats 58 Senate seats and reopens the possibility of a filibuster-proof, 60-seat majority, as Senate races in Minnesota and Georgia still have yet to be decided, Political Animal's Steve Benen notes, proclaiming that 60 seats would be a milestone for Dems but wouldn't necessarily solve all the party's problems. President-elect Barack Obama's reported selection of Daschle for HHS secretary was ...
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Stevens Pollster: Race Is Over, Begich Will Win
huffingtonpost.com 11/13/2008 — Alaska-based GOP pollster David Dittman, who worked for Sen. Ted Stevens during this year's primary race, believes Democratic challenger Mark Begich is all but certain to expand his current razor-thin lead and snatch the seat.
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qando.net 11/19/2008 — N ot that his defeat isn’t richly deserved: Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn’t ...
Palin Congratulates Begich after Sen. Stevens Concedes
blogs.wsj.com 11/20/2008 — Joel Millman reports on the Senate race in Alaska.
Sen. Ted Stevens, the man Alaskans know as “Uncle Ted”, quietly conceded his re-election fight Wednesday, a day after his opponent defeated the 85-year old Republican.
Anchorage ...
Begich lead over Stevens grows
adn.com 11/16/2008 — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is in grave danger of losing re-election after Mark Begich widened his lead to 1,022 votes Friday.
Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens
fivethirtyeight.com 11/8/2008 — Although Ted Stevens currently holds a lead of approximately 3,200 votes in ballots counted to date in Alaska's senate contest, there is good reason to believe that the ballots yet to be counted -- the vast majority of which are early and absentee ...
Begich lead over Stevens grows: Top Stories
adn.com 11/15/2008 — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is in grave danger of losing re-election after Mark Begich widened his lead to 1,022 votes Friday. More than 90 percent of the votes are now counted, and Friday's count of absentee and questioned ballots could have been ...
AP: Ted Stevens Has Lost Re-Election
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/19/2008 — The Associated Press has projected that GOP Senator and convicted felon Ted Stevens has lost re-election, with the final major batch of absentee ballots giving Democratic challenger Mark Begich an insurmountable lead.
The current vote count : ...
Happy Birthday, Ted Stevens. You lose.
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/18/2008 — Alaska's long-serving Republican senator, Ted Stevens , turned 85 today.
He also lost an election recount against his Democratic opponent, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich .
Which means Stevens does not get a seventh term. And it means one more ...
Editors: Republican Conviction
article.nationalreview.com 10/29/2008 — The Republican party only has itself to blame for being in the unenviable position of depending upon the good name of Ted Stevens.
Anchorage rally welcomes Stevens
adn.com 10/30/2008 — Sen. Ted Stevens returned to Alaska on Wednesday for the first time since his conviction, telling a crowd of supporters he made a mistake but is not a criminal and needs their help to save his re-election.
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CNN Political Ticker 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is congratulating Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich on winning his Senate race against veteran lawmaker Ted Stevens.
“I extend my congratulations to Mark Begich and his family,” Palin said in a statement ...
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