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cqpolitics.com - 11/11/2008
Senate GOP to Privately Debate Stevens’ Fate Next Week
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CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS Nov. 10, 2008 – 7:12 p.m. Senate GOP to Privately Debate Stevens’ Fate Next Week By Kathleen Hunter, CQ Staff Senate Republican Conference leaders have received notice that Sen. Jim DeMint plans to call for a vote next week on ejecting convicted Sen. ...
Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/8/2008
Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens
— fivethirtyeight.com — Although Ted Stevens currently holds a lead of approximately 3,200 votes in ballots counted to date in... Alaska's senate contest, there is good reason to believe that the ballots yet to be counted -- the vast majority of which are early and absentee ... (more) Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens

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huffingtonpost.com - 11/13/2008
Stevens Pollster: Race Is Over, Begich Will Win
— huffingtonpost.com — Alaska-based GOP pollster David Dittman, who worked for Sen. Ted Stevens during this year's primary race, believes... Democratic challenger Mark Begich is all but certain to expand his current razor-thin lead and snatch the seat. "I don't think ... (more) Stevens Pollster: Race Is Over, Begich Will Win

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SOMETHING SMELLS VERY FISHY IN ALASKA
bradblog.com - 11/7/2008
SOMETHING SMELLS VERY FISHY IN ALASKA
— bradblog.com — Guest blogged by Shannyn Moore ANCHORAGE - Something stinks. Not just an ordinary low tide smell. Not... like something you’d blame on the dog. It smells like an infection. For me to plug my nose, I’d have to overlook some curious facts. In ... (more) SOMETHING SMELLS VERY FISHY IN ALASKA

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TPM Election Central:  Will Fellow GOPers Try To Knife Stevens In The Back?

Political Animal:  Ted Stevens' precarious future

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Will Fellow GOPers Try To Knife Stevens In The Back?
TPM Election Central — ... Although Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) might possibly have just been re-elected in the wake of his felony convictions, he could soon find himself with a lot less clout in Washington, thanks to a potential vote by Senate GOPers to expel him from their caucus. ...

Ted Stevens' precarious future
Political Animal — ... the party leadership on when Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) would face an expulsion vote. Unsatisfied with the response -- GOP leaders want to see what happens with Stevens' appeals -- DeMint is now pushing a new tack . Senate Republican Conference leaders have received notice that Sen. Jim DeMint plans to call for a vote next week on ejecting convicted Sen. Ted Stevens from the caucus. To be ejected from the GOP Conference is not the same as being expelled from the Senate. Stevens, R-Alaska, would remain a senator and retain his floor voting rights, but he would not be able to ...

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