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Happy Birthday, Ted Stevens. You lose.
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/18/2008
Happy Birthday, Ted Stevens. You lose.
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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 U.S. Senate seat pick-up (a total of seven now) ...

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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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With Ted Stevens' Tragic Loss, the Good Old America Is Gone Forever
Politics Daily — ... Palin, Obama AdministrationIt's official, and it's a national tragedy: Ted Stevens has lost his Senate seat to some Democrat, in Alaska. Stevens has been serving in the U.S. Senate since 1968, back when two-month-old Barack Obama was probably wearing Indonesian diapers and palling around with Jane Fonda and the Beatles or whoever. Today, on his 85th birthday, the convicted felon and old white Republican Ted Stevens has been voted out of the office -- voted out of office by Alaskans. In the good old days, there ...

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