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blogs.wsj.com - 11/20/2008
Palin Congratulates Begich after Sen. Stevens Concedes
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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 Mayor Mark Begich , a Democrat, had been building a steady, if small, lead over the incumbent as the last of 60,000 absentee and early-voting ballots were tallied by state officials. Late Tuesday night, Begich learned his lead increased to 3,724 ...

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Senate Throws Good-Bye Party For Ted Stevens, Gives Convicted Felon A Standing Ovation
thinkprogress.org - 11/20/2008
Senate Throws Good-Bye Party For Ted Stevens, Gives Convicted Felon A Standing Ovation
— 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 ... (more) Senate Throws Good-Bye Party For Ted Stevens, Gives ...

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politico.com - 11/19/2008
Stevens loss puts 60 seats within reach
— politico.com — The Democratic pursuit of the magic number of Senate seats received new life when Begich was declared the winner against Stevens. See also: Lieberman (more) Stevens loss puts 60 seats within reach

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ktuu.com - 11/19/2008
Alaska's news and information source | Begich defeats Stevens, wins US Senate seat
— ktuu.com — 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 ... (more) Alaska's news and information source | Begich defeats ...

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Aye — There Be Pirates
The Democratic Daily — ... of lamb, washed down with $500-a-bottle wine. Oh, you thought I was talking about the Somali pirates. I was thinking about the bankers and the bundlers and the hedge fund managers who went after the cheap mortgage market, the check cashing places and pay day loan places (one of the biggest owned by Wells Fargo) and the automobile title loan companies. Not to mention the senators and congressmen. (And governors.) Sorry if there was any mix-up. Courage. Tags: Automobile ...

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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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The longtime GOP senator from Alaska loses his seat to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, a Democrat. Stevens had sought to hold on to his seat after his felony corruption conviction. >  ...
Corruption-tainted Alaska senator concedes defeat (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/20/2008
AFP - Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in US Senate history, conceded defeat in his re-election bid when voters turned against him after a graft scandal.
Ted Stevens' fall points to political shift (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/20/2008
AP - Alaska's incoming senator is bullish on gun rights, wants to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling and believes less government is better. And he's a Democrat.
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