CURRENT NEWS ITEM: ALASKA SEN. TED STEVENS LOSES RE-ELECTION BID TO MARK BEGICH

TOP - 50 RELEVANT BREAKING NEWS

1. Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid

   ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a conviction on federal corruption charges. His defeat by Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats within two seats of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority....

2. Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid after felony conviction

   ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a conviction on federal corruption charges. His defeat by Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats within two seats of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority.

3. Can Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens Win Re-election as a Felon?

   "He's done," says a Republican insider after Stevens's conviction on corruption-related charges.

4. Alaska G.O.P. Still Backs Re-election for Stevens

   The Alaska Republican Party found itself in the awkward position of urging voters to return a convicted felon to the United States Senate.

5. Stevens loses Alaska Senate race

   Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term.

6. GOP's Stevens loses Alaska Senate seat

   Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday.

7. Ted Stevens loses bid for re-election to U.S. Senate

   Alaska Senator 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.

8. AP: Stevens Loses Alaska Senate Race

   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.

9. Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens Loses Seat; Recount Possible

   It was a disappointing 85th birthday for Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, as the longest serving Republican in Senate history saw a narrow defeat in his bid for re-election. Stevens, who has been convicted on federal corruption charges, lost to Democrat Mark Begich, the Anchorage mayor whose victory brings Senate Dems closer to their 60-seat goal.

10. Alaska Sen. Stevens concedes in re-election race

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens conceded defeat Wednesday in a re-election bid shadowed by his federal felony conviction, a bitter end to a four-decade career in which he held a commanding place in state politics and on some of the most influential congressional committees in Washington....

11. New Alaska Sen. Begich doesn't want Stevens jailed

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alaska's incoming senator says his convicted predecessor, Sen. Ted Stevens, shouldn't be sent to jail....

12. USA - 2008 ELECTION: Alaska Supreme Court upholds Palin probe

    The Alaska Supreme Court dismissed a bid to halt the investigation into Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin's firing of Alaska's security chief after he had allegedly failed to sack her former brother-in-law.

13. USA - 2008 ELECTION: Alaska Court upholds probe into Troopergate

    The Alaska Supreme Court dismissed a bid to halt the investigation into Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin's firing of Alaska's security chief after he had allegedly failed to sack her former brother-in-law.

14. USA - 2008 ELECTION: Alaska Gov. Palin abused power in Troopergate, report says

15. Sen. Stevens Testifies Oil Services Firm Did Not Renovate House in Alaska

    A feisty Sen. Ted Stevens sparred with a federal prosecutor yesterday, testifying at his corruption trial that he always paid his bills and that an oil services company played no role in remodeling his Alaska house.

16. Stevens: Cabin done 'the Alaska way'

    The business formalities that could have prevented financial-corruption charges against Sen. Ted Stevens were "not the Alaska way," the Republican senator testified in his own defense Friday in federal court in Washington.

17. Stevens judged by 2 juries, in trial and election

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens first took the witness stand, it was with his familiar vigor and spunk, telling the judge in a firm voice it would be "a privilege and a duty" to testify. He then crisply recounted what supporters see as a personal history unparalleled in politics....

18. McCain says he’ll be OK if he loses election

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Republican John McCain says he doesn’t dwell on it, but he’ll be OK if he loses the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 4. The Arizona senator, who is behind rival Democrat Barack Obama in the polls, said he was a lucky man regardless of whether he finishes his White House quest victorious. When asked [...]

19. Stevens to Continue Re-election Campaign; Will the Convicted Criminal Be Able to Vote for Himself?

    Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, issued a statement tonight, saying, "I am obviously disappointed in the verdict but not surprised given the repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct in this case. The prosecutors had to report themselves to the Justice Department's Office...

20. Stevens’ conviction likely makes re-election harder

    WASHINGTON - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is an icon in Alaska where he has provided plenty of federal dollars and even has the airport in Anchorage named after him. But that might not enough to help the 84-year-old senator — the longest-serving Senate Republican in U.S. history – to win re-election next week. “Just because they name the [...]

21. Mark Steel: I'm frozen with fear – could Obama still lose the election?

    I'm still cacking myself. I know all the commentators are saying Obama's already won but I find myself scouring the internet for reassuring polls, and there'll be an article from Nevada quoting a truck driver that's supporting McCain, and I'm like a hypochondriac that's discovered a lump, frozen with fear and convinced this means the Republicans will win and reintroduce slavery and make it illegal for any creature to evolve.

22. McCain says Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens should quit

    HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Tuesday that Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has "broken his trust with the people" and should resign now that he has been convicted in a federal corruption case....

23. After Ted Stevens, Questions for the Alaska Native Corporations

    More than 30 years after their creation, Alaska Native corporations are standing on their own. But the government is now auditing some of their contracts.

24. Can Ted Stevens Still Win Alaska?

    After being found guilty on seven counts of felony for accepting improper gifts, can Alaska Senator Ted Stevens still win his bid for re-election?

25. Ted Stevens Receives a Hero’s Welcome in Alaska

    After he was convicted on seven felony counts, Senator Ted Stevens returned to Alaska for a campaign sprint.

26. Defiant Ted Stevens returns to Alaska

    Hundreds at airport cheer the senator, who declares his innocence and vows to fight verdict, win reelection. Looking fatigued but jubilant, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens returned home Wednesday, vowing to fight his conviction on federal corruption charges, win reelection and save the state from the national economic crisis.

27. Mark Halperin's 5 Things to Watch on Election Day

    Here are five things to look for as you wait for the results of the 2008 Election

28. Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens holds slim lead

    With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Ted Stevens — the longest serving Republican in the history of the Senate — led Tuesday with 48 percent of the vote compared to 47 percent for two-term Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, a Democrat.

29. Election Reshapes Banking Panels: Kanjorski wins, Dole Loses

    Several committee members lost their reelection bids

30. Ted Stevens holds narrow lead in Alaska Senate race

    The contest featuring the convicted senator is one of several still undecided. A runoff is possible in Georgia, and there will be a recount in Minnesota. Despite his conviction last month on corruption charges, Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. Senate, clung tenuously to his Alaska seat Wednesday as congressional Democrats exulted in election gains across the country.

31. Stevens trailing in Alaska Senate race

    Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, a titan of Alaska politics convicted of felony charges last month, fell behind by three votes Wednesday as the count resumed in his re-election bid.

32. Republican Sen. Ted Stevens trailing in Alaska race

    Republican Senator Ted Stevens, a titan of Alaska politics convicted of felony charges last month, has fallen behind as the count resumed in his re-election bid.

33. Stevens Trails By 814 Votes in Alaska Recount

    ANCHORAGE, Nov. 12 -- Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, who was convicted on felony charges last month, fell behind by more than 800 votes Wednesday as the vote count resumed in his reelection bid.

34. Will GOP Senators Vote to Expel One of Their Own, Ted Stevens of Alaska?

35. Stevens falls behind as Democrat takes lead in Alaska Senate race

    Just as Sen. Ted Stevens appeared set to return to Congress, felony conviction and all, his re-election bid has faltered. If he loses, it also closes a possible door into the Senate anytime soon for Gov. Sarah Palin.

36. Alaska's Ted Stevens now trails Democratic opponent

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Republican incumbent who was convicted of corruption two weeks ago, fell behind Democratic opponent and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich in the latest vote tally in their neck-and-neck race.

37. Stevens falls further back in Alaska Senate count

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, a stalwart of Alaska politics who was convicted of felony charges last month, fell further behind his Democratic rival Friday, and most remaining ballots come from parts of the state that have favored the challenger....

38. Alaska Senate: Begich Widens Lead Slightly

    Democrat Mark Begich now leads Sen. Ted Stevens (R) by just over 1,000 votes with more than 90 percent of the total ballots now counted in the high-profile Alaska Senate race. The Alaska Division of Elections counted another 14,500 votes...