2008 Elections - Senate

Letter adds new twist to Stevens conviction

A key prosecution witness in the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens has told the trial judge that some of his testimony wasn't true and that he suspects prosecutors left him in a room with evidence and grand jury transcripts so he could surreptitiously refresh his memory about 6-year-old events.

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  • 2008 ELECTIONS - SENATE

    Senators comment on Stevens

    Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii: "The responsibility our country has for its indigenous people has been one of the major causes that Ted Stevens has pursued. He has made a huge difference in it, and I want to say that I’ve been delighted working with him in helping our indigenous people in...

  • 2008 ELECTION

    Stevens concedes election to Begich

    Sen. Ted Stevens conceded the election for U.S. Senate to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich on Wednesday, bringing an end to his 40 years as the titan of Alaska politics.

  • 2008 ELECTION

    Stevens concedes Senate race to Begich

    Sen. Ted Stevens today conceded the election for U.S. Senate to Mayor Mark Begich, bringing to an end his 40 years as the dominant force in Alaska politics. "Given the number of ballots that remain to be counted, it is apparent ... Mayor Begich has been elected," Stevens said.

  • 2008 ELECTION

    Begich topples Stevens in Senate race

    Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens lost his job to Mark Begich Tuesday, putting an end to the era of "Uncle Ted" as the dominant force in Alaska politics. Begich widened his lead to 3,724 votes in Tuesday's count of absentee and questioned ballots. The lead is insurmountable, as the only votes left to count...

  • 2008 ELECTIONS - SENATE

    GOP hopes voters solve Stevens issue

    On what may well be the worst weekend of his professional life, Ted Stevens faces only bleak prospects: maybe losing the U.S. Senate seat he has held for 40 years, and a secret vote by his colleagues on whether to remove him from the Senate's Republican conference.

  • 2008 ELECTION

    Begich lead over Stevens grows

    Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is in grave danger of losing re-election after Mark Begich widened his lead to 1,022 votes Friday.

  • 2008 ELECTION

    Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate

    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.

  • 2008 ELECTION

    Begich takes lead in latest vote count

    Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.

  • 2008 ELECTION

    Most uncounted ballots will be tallied Wednesday

    Look for the needle to move on Alaska's landmark U.S. Senate race and other tight contests this week, with the Division of Elections planning to tally more than half the uncounted ballots Wednesday.

  • 2008 ELECTION

    Stevens, Begich solicit more donations

    Both candidates in the U.S. Senate race are going back to their supporters seeking new donations as their contest goes to post-election overtime and the possibility looms that it will be decided by contested ballots.

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