washingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
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Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is pursued by members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, after attending a Republican Caucus . (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
news.yahoo.com - 11/19/2008
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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 ...
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid
(AP)
adn.com - 11/18/2008
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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 ...
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Begich lead over Stevens grows: 2008 Election
klewtv.com - 11/19/2008
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klewtv.com —
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.
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Stevens loses Alaska Senate race
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Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... Bye, Toobz.
CT Dems pissed that Short Ride got off.
60 comes down to MN and GA.
Willard comes to Saxby's rescue.
Sirota asks a good question.
Huckabee -- still an ignorant rube.
Headline to love: "Texas grand jury indicts Cheney."
60 Seats? Who Cares?
DownWithTyranny! —
... to do it-- far more than the small handful of unabashed reactionaries who actually campaigned for him in Connecticut against the Democratic Party candidate, Ned Lamont. They love Lieberman because he's one of them. Any of them could empathize with his predicament. They all like to think of themselves as independent (at least independent of anyone not giving them direct bribes). What a crappy job Harry Reid has, keeping all these assholes on the same page! OK, so last night Stevens was defeated bringing the Democratic majority to at least 58. An intense recount ...
The Daily Muck
TPMMuckraker —
... TPMMuckraker bids farewell to Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), after absentee ballot counts gave Democratic contender Mark Begich an insurmountable lead. Stevens, who celebrated his 85th birthday Tuesday, was ...
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid
stoptheaclu.com 11/19/2008 — Why this is news, I have no idea. The man was crazy not to resign and concede after a conviction!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall ...
Ted Stevens
corner.nationalreview.com 10/27/2008 — has been found guilty.
I know that numbers in the Senate matter, but this is one seat I didn't care to win with. Republicans should have pressured him to resign long before today. But they, of course, didn't. And so here we are.
Ted Stevens can’t vote for himself.
thinkprogress.org 10/28/2008 — Kos points to Alaska election law , which shows that Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) — who was convicted on seven felony charges today — can’t even vote for himself in November:
I was convicted of a felony, but have served my time and am ...
Stevens loses Alaska Senate race - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 11/19/2008 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens , the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a conviction on federal ...
Ted Stevens Will Have One Fewer Vote Next Tuesday
motherjones.com 10/28/2008 — His own. Stevens won't be allowed to vote for his own reelection because dude is a felon as of half an hour ago.
The longest serving Republican in the Senate and a man many consider to be the most corrupt politician in Washington DC was found ...
Prosecutors subpoena e-mails of Stevens' wife: Sen. Ted Stevens
adn.com 10/13/2008 — WASHINGTON -- Even as Sen. Ted Stevens' trial approaches a likely end this week, federal prosecutors are still attempting to gather more evidence, including correspondence between the Alaska senator and his wife, Catherine, as well as e-mails she may ...
Palin congratulates Begich on Senate win —
CNN Political Ticker 11/19/2008
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 ...
Sen. Ted Stevens Loses Reelection Bid —
Wash Post Elections 11/19/2008
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) defeated Sen. Ted Stevens, ending the tenure of the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, after the counting of more ballots yesterday gave him a larger lead than the number of votes still untallied, Alaska ...
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