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Richard Tafoya
Nov 18th, 2008, 06:55 PM
AP:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/19/america/Stevens.php

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 2,500 overseas ballots left to be counted.

Stevens, who turned 85 Tuesday, also revealed that he will not ask President George W. Bush to give him a pardon for his seven felony convictions.

db44
Nov 19th, 2008, 08:24 AM
And where does that put the Senate count?

Richard Tafoya
Nov 19th, 2008, 08:41 AM
58, I believe. The Franken/Coleman Minnesota recount begins today (potentially #59). And Martin/Chambliss in Georgia is headed into a runoff (potentially #60).

db44
Nov 19th, 2008, 09:17 AM
And are we including Lieberman in this count?