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Watching the count at AK Division of Elections (with pictures)--Begich ahead by 814!!!!!
openleft.com - 11/14/2008
Watching the count at AK Division of Elections (with pictures)--Begich ahead by 814!!!!!
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Looking through the window as DoE employees count Anchorage absentee ballots Watching paint dry...that's what it's like looking on through a window as people count early and absentee ballots.  However, it's probably the most important example there is of our Alaska Democracy in ...

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/13/2008
Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday
— fivethirtyeight.com — 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 ... (more) Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday

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Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
adn.com - 11/14/2008
Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
— adn.com — 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. (more) Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate

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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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