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the-reaction.blogspot.com - 11/13/2008
Begich overtakes Stevens in Alaska vote count
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By Michael J.W. Stickings Alaska started counting its roughly 90,000 absentee, early, and "questioned" ballots (or about 30 percent of the total votes cast) today -- you'll remember that something was stinking badly there -- and Democratic challenger Mark Begich, who was ahead in the polls ...

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The Moderate Voice:  Begich Expands Lead in Alaska Senate Count

Latest tally: Begich leads Stevens by 3 votes
adn.com - 11/13/2008
Latest tally: Begich leads Stevens by 3 votes
— adn.com — The elections division still has over 10,000 ballots left to count today and thousands more through next week, but the latest numbers show Mark Begich leading Sen. Ted Stevens 125,019 to 125,016. (more) Latest tally: Begich leads Stevens by 3 votes

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Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
adn.com - 11/14/2008
Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
— adn.com — More than half the absentee and questioned ballots still to be counted in Alaska's U.S. Senate race come from areas of the state that backed Democrat Mark Begich on Election Day. (more) Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/13/2008
Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday
— fivethirtyeight.com — The Alaska Board of Elections has finally updated (pdf). With 17,728 votes counted since the previous update, Democrat Mark Begich has the lead over Republican Ted Stevens, 132,196 to 131,382. More votes to be counted tomorrow and possibly Friday. As ... (more) Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday

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Begich Expands Lead in Alaska Senate Count
The Moderate Voice — ... Democrat Mark Begich overtook Republican/felon Ted Stevens late yesterday, at one point holding a lead of just three votes, and he has expanded his lead as the counting continues. ...

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