npr.org - 11/19/2008
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Morning Edition , November 19, 2008 In the U.S. Senate race in Alaska, Democrat Mark Begich has claimed victory over six-term Republican incumbent Ted Stevens. The Anchorage mayor's victory moves Senate Democrats within two seats of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority. Senator-elect Begich ...
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
ktuu.com - 11/19/2008
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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 ...
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Alaska's news and information source | Begich defeats ...
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Mark Begich On How He Beat Ted Stevens
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... NPR News' Morning Edition spoke with Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich the night of his win over Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. Begich told host Renee Montagne that while Stevens' felony conviction definitely played a role, it was mostly that Alaskans worried his "personal challenges" would distract him from state business. ...
Mark Begich On How He Beat Ted Stevens
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... NPR News' Morning Edition spoke with Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich the night of his win over Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. Begich told host Renee Montagne that while Stevens' felony conviction definitely played a role, it was mostly that Alaskans worried his "personal challenges" would distract him from state business. ...
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adn.com 12/12/2008 — Mark Begich is putting together his U.S. Senate staff and meeting with senators, but still hasn't heard from Ted Stevens since winning his seat in the election last month.
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adn.com 11/13/2008 — Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.
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adn.com 11/15/2008 — Mark Begich has extended his lead over Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to 1,022 votes with the latest count of absentee and questioned ballots. The Elections Division counted 14,508 ballots today. The count of absentee and questioned ballots will pick up ...
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adn.com 11/14/2008 — More than half the absentee and questioned ballots still to be counted in Alaska's U.S. Senate race come from areas of the state that backed Democrat Mark Begich on Election Day.
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/13/2008 — Hmm, maybe convicted felon Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) didn't get re-elected last week.
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fivethirtyeight.com 11/13/2008 — The Alaska Board of Elections has finally updated (pdf). With 17,728 votes counted since the previous update, Democrat Mark Begich has the lead over Republican Ted Stevens, 132,196 to 131,382. More votes to be counted tomorrow and possibly Friday. As ...
Begich takes lead in latest vote count: Top Stories
adn.com 11/13/2008 — Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race. Begich, who was losing after election night, now leads Stevens by 814 votes -- 132,196 to 131,382 -- with the state ...
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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