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Stevens' Lead Down To 971 As Alaska Begins Ballot Tally

McClatchy Washington Bureau | Sean Cockerham | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

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It's just getting started, but early results from this afternoon's ballot counting in the contest for U.S. Senate show Mark Begich gaining ground aga...

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Election 2008 Odds and Ends -- Waiting for Missouri and Alaska, Pro-Marijuana Initiatives and More...

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

We have had a virtual news blackout on what is going on in the two states we're waiting for -- Missouri's presidential results, and Alaska's senatorial results. Here is what I managed to find out.

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Dem Begich Could Still Beat Ted Stevens

FiveThirtyEight | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

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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 t...

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Filibuster-Proof Democratic Majority Begins to Line Up in U.S. Senate

Brad Friedman | Posted 12.08.2008 | Home

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Brad Friedman

Setting aside whether or not a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate is a good or bad thing, the undecided races at this hour are quickly summarized below.

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Alaska On eBay? Election Numbers Update

Shannyn Moore | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Ted Stevens, Mark Begich, Ethan Berkowitz, Election Fraud, Anthem, Vapored, H, Obama, Don Young, Election Tampering, Alaska Election, Alaska Vote, Politics News
Shannyn Moore

Alaska needs an election autopsy STAT. This year's turnout was smaller than the election of 2004 by 6.1%. I would have to smoke more than salmon to believe that Alaska, with Palin on the ballot, decided to sit this one out.

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Stolen Election from Alaska?

Shannyn Moore | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Shannyn Moore

We're supposed to believe that overall participation decreased by 11%. This historic election both nationally and for Alaska had the lowest Alaska turnout for a presidential race ever!?! Something stinks.

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Yes We Did! But There Is a Lot More to Do

Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

Obama has not hit a home run; he has merely earned the right to step into the batter's box.

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Convicted Felon '08, Alaska?

Sam Sedaei | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Sam Sedaei

I'm starting to think maybe the third reason for Palin's high popularity rating has something to do with the priorities of the people of Alaska.

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Only In Alaska! Sen. Ted Stevens Debates Via Series Of Tubes

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.13.2009 | Media

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Opportunities That the Ted Stevens Conviction Offer the Democrats

Rob Kall | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Rob Kall

Now that Alaska's senator Ted Stevens has been convicted on all seven counts, the question is, how do the senate Democrats exploit the opportunities it presents?

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Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."

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Exclusive Interview: Frank Prewitt, Author Of Last Bridge To Nowhere

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Prewitt: The book is my experience working as the confidential source who spent nearly four years helping the F.B.I. pry the lid open on the sordid world of political corruption in Alaska and Washington.

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Help Blue America Pick A Senate Candidate

Howie Klein | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Andrew Rice, Jeff Merkley, Tom Allen, Rick Noriega, Mark Begich, Blue America, Politics News
Howie Klein

A few weeks ago Blue America launched a competition among 9 of our progressive House candidates. It was far more successful than we had imagined.

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GOP Tries To Tarnish Stevens' Challenger To Neutralize Indictment

The Hill | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

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Republican strategists are working to neutralize the political damage Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is suffering from his criminal indictment by allegin...

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Seth Colter Walls

In Red State Alaska, Dem Senate Hopeful Moves With Confidence

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

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It's hardly news that Republicans have outperformed Democrats in recent years when it comes to Alaska. But Anchorage Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Mar...

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Ted Stevens Circling The Drain

Howie Klein | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Bribery, Alaska, Mark Begich, Alien Ant Farm, Culture of Corruption, Politics News
Howie Klein

Not everyone is abandoning ship as the SS Stevens heads for the bottom. This year Big Oil, which he has served so faithfully, and lobbyists, are still there for him, giving $108,900 and $182,584 respectively.

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Ted Stevens Down Double Digits After Indictment

Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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A Rasmussen Reports poll shows Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens trailing his Democratic rival, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, by thirteen points, 50% to 37%. It'...

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A Speech For Obama To Give... In Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Barack Obama made a campaign promise to visit the state of Alaska before the election. And what better time than right now to follow through on this promise?

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Senator Ted Stevens' (Non-) Environmental Legacy -- And The Alaska Senate Race

Kate Sheppard | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green

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Kate Sheppard

The big question is whether Stevens will give up his race for reelection -- he has represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate since 1968. Even before the indictment, the race was expected to be a squeaker.

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Seth Colter Walls

For Alaska GOP, What Comes Next Is Still Up To An Indicted Uncle Ted

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

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Often, when a politician gets indicted, the range of options narrow. But for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who was hit with seven indictments by a federal ...

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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) Down 9 Points In New Poll

Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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A new Rasmussen poll shows Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican Senator in history, losing 50-41 to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. Six years ago...

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Life Is A Picnic For Democrats In Alaska

Amanda Coyne | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Senate Race, Ted Stevens, Diane Benson, Mark Begich, Ethan Berkowitz, Alaska Politics, Don Young, Alaska Corruption, Republicans Alaska, Fifty State Strategy, Obama Anwr, Alaska Obama, Obama West, Republicans West, 50 State Strategy, Home News
Amanda Coyne

When the FBI arrived in 2006 brandishing warrants, the official Democratic Party line was: "It's a sad day for Alaska." But many of us could barely contain our glee. We'd been screaming about corruption forever.

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Obama Should Go North To Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Alaska is going to be very close this year. This stems from Republican office-holders apparently trying to take the "first in political corruption" award away from Louisiana.

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Popular Anchorage Mayor To Challenge GOP Senator

Anchorage Daily News | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

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Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich has decided to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Ted Stevens since 1968. Begich, 46, has been mayor of Alaska's larges...

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