google.com - 11/19/2008
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21 hours ago ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Mark Begich had every candidate's fantasy a seemingly unbeatable opponent who became embroiled in scandal at the height of the campaign. But Begich repeatedly refused to make an issue of Ted Stevens' corruption trial and didn't even call for him to resign ...
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 ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/19/2008
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
(CNN) – Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has conceded
defeat to Democratic challenger Mark Begich in the Alaska...
Senate race. Stevens, 85, was the longest serving Republican senator in the chambers history. “Given the number of ballots that remain to be ...
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Stevens concedes race
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‘Kristol Ball’ Breaks: Stevens Will ‘Hang On In Alaska,’ McCain Will Conquer The ‘Path To The Presidency’
Think Progress —
... Yesterday, Anchorage mayor Mark Begich was declared the winner in Alaska’s tight U.S. Senate race, defeating Ted Stevens’s hopes of coming back for a seventh term. As the AP notes, “Tuesday’s tally of just over 24,000 absentee and other ballots gave Begich 146,286, or 47.56 percent, to ...
?Kristol Ball? Breaks: Stevens Will ?Hang On In Alaska,? McCain Will Conquer The ?Path To The Presidency?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... Yesterday, Anchorage mayor Mark Begich was declared the winner in Alaska’s tight U.S. Senate race, defeating Ted Stevens’s hopes of coming back for a seventh term. Stevens conceded earlier today. A big part of Stevens’s downfall was his conviction in October on seven felony charges for making false statements. This is a loss for Stevens, […] Yesterday, Anchorage mayor Mark Begich was declared the winner in Alaska’s tight U.S. Senate race, defeating Ted Stevens’s hopes of coming back for a seventh term. Stevens ...
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thinkprogress.org 12/12/2008 — Last month, convicted felon Ted Stevens lost his U.S. Senate re-election bid to Democrat Mark Begich. The Anchorage Daily News reports that while Begich has tried to reach out, Stevens is ignoring him. Begich’s press secretary Julie Hasquet, ...
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 ...
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