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Democrats Gain as Stevens Loses His Senate Race
nytimes.com - 11/18/2008
Democrats Gain as Stevens Loses His Senate Race
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Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, convicted last month on federal ethics charges, lost his bid for a seventh term, giving Democrats at least 58 seats in the Senate. >
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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PoliGazette:  Lieberman gets away Scott free

BlueOregon:  Merkley on Lieberman: "Disappointment bordering on anger"

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Lieberman gets away Scott free
PoliGazette — ... The Democrats voted by secret ballot on the chairmanship fate of Joe Lieberman today. Showing the courage often associated with Democrats, they let Lieberman keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee rather than risk calling his bluff. Lieberman had said losing his chairmanship would be “unacceptable”. They capitulated and decided to allow Lieberman to keep his very powerful position despite the hard work he put in for months to try to undermine the Democratic Party. ...

Merkley on Lieberman: "Disappointment bordering on anger"
BlueOregon — ... First, the outcome: The caucus voted 42-13 to allow Lieberman to keep the chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, while delivering a "mild rebuke" (NYT) by removing him from the Environment and Public Works Committee (and thus taking away a subcommittee chairmanship.) ...

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