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washingtonmonthly.com - 11/18/2008
Stevens lives to see another day -- for now
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STEVENS LIVES TO SEE ANOTHER DAY -- FOR NOW.... Both Senate caucuses got together this morning for meetings that would help decide the fate of two long-time senators. For Democrats, that meant voting on Joe Lieberman's future and his committee...

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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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News — ... today, while a grassroots effort to challenge the GOP’s Senate leadership may be brewing on the right. Also, both sides tussle over whether President-elect Barack Obama should investigate Bush administration officials after they leave office. The decision to delay the Stevens’s expulsion is not much of a victory for Stevens; the GOP likely delayed the vote out of a sense that Stevens was going to lose his still-undecided reelection race, making an expulsion moot, Washington Monthly’s Steve Benen writes. The 85-year-old Stevens may be a likely candidate for a pardon by the ...

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From NBC's Ken StricklandCould it get much worse for convicted Republican Sen. Ted Stevens today? On his birthday? As he came to work this morning, one of his Republican colleagues, Jim DeMint, was threatening to hold a vote to kick him out of the GOP ...