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Good riddance to Ted Stevens
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid      (AP)
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)
Begich defeats Stevens in Senate race
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
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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Bye Bye Senator Ted Stevens - Finally
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Good riddance to the corrupt and convicted felon senior Senator from Alaska. Tuesday’s vote count showed the convicted Alaska Senator trailing Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,700 votes– more than the 2,500 overseas ballots still uncounted. And, go out with some class, would you? And concede. Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska was defeated in his bid for re-election on Tuesday. Mr. Stevens, a Republican and a 40-year incumbent, was trailing his Democratic challenger, Mayor Mark ...

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News — ... whether to become secretary of State, prompting online pundits to analyze what's taking her so long. And Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, in an interview with liberal blogs, seems to be ingratiating himself with President-elect Barack Obama, perhaps in a play for his own Cabinet post. Stevens, who is refusing to concede his race even though it was called by news outlets Tuesday night, is an "entrenched, pork-stuffed politician" who needs to leave the Senate, writes Michelle Malkin . Republicans should have pushed Stevens out when he was indicted last summer, ...

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