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kenmabmcc
Joined: Nov 20, 2003
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Location: Dunedin, New Zealand.
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 Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: Begich Pulls Ahead of Stevens In Alaska |
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Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 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 still to count roughly 35,000 more ballots over the next week.
The state Division of Elections tallied some 60,000 absentee, early and questioned ballots on Wednesday. The ballots broke heavily in the Democrat's favor, erasing the 3,000-vote lead Stevens held after election night Nov. 4.
Stevens, a 40-year incumbent, is trying to become the first person ever elected to the U.S. Senate after a being found guilty of felony crimes. |
Another Democrat Senator... perhaps...
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tony7914
Joined: Dec 24, 2004
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Location: Peru Indiana
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Begich Pulls Ahead of Stevens In Alaska [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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| kenmabmcc wrote: |
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Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 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 still to count roughly 35,000 more ballots over the next week.
The state Division of Elections tallied some 60,000 absentee, early and questioned ballots on Wednesday. The ballots broke heavily in the Democrat's favor, erasing the 3,000-vote lead Stevens held after election night Nov. 4.
Stevens, a 40-year incumbent, is trying to become the first person ever elected to the U.S. Senate after a being found guilty of felony crimes. |
Another Democrat Senator... perhaps...
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| Even as the outcome of the Alaska Senate race between Sen. Ted Stevens and Mark Begich seesaws, Senate Republican leaders are hinting that a vote to expel the senator convicted of making false statements on financial disclosure forms could come when the lame duck session opens on Tuesday. |
Source.
A public expulsion would be the right thing to do. Change comes from within. |
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kenmabmcc
Joined: Nov 20, 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: Begich Pulls Ahead of Stevens In Alaska [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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| tony7914 wrote: |
| A public expulsion would be the right thing to do. Change comes from within. |
If he is not elected,
Alaskan public expulsion has worked.
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tony7914
Joined: Dec 24, 2004
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Location: Peru Indiana
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Begich Pulls Ahead of Stevens In Alaska [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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| kenmabmcc wrote: |
| tony7914 wrote: |
| A public expulsion would be the right thing to do. Change comes from within. |
If he is not elected,
Alaskan public expulsion has worked.
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What's sad is this guy got this far but it wouldn't be the first time someone from either side got away with keeping their job after doing something wrong. |
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kenmabmcc
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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Begich Gains Decisive Lead Over Stevens
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| With most of the remaining ballots counted in Alaska, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich appears to have unseated long-time Senator Ted Stevens, widening the Democrat’s lead to 3,724 votes. The new count pretty much closes the door on Mr. Stevens’ hopes of re-election. According to the latest official count by the Alaska Division of Elections, Mr. Begich has 150,728 and Mr. Stevens trails with 147,004. |
Change comes from within Alaska....
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xavierx
Joined: Nov 06, 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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Good. Now if we could only get rid of all the corrupt ones.
There has to be at least a couple non-corrupt politicians in Congress, right? |
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ejward
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:30 am Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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Say good-bye to the inter-tubes.  |
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