Wahoo!!! The Associated Press is reporting that Ted Stevens has gone down to defeat in Alaska thereby saving the U.S. Senate and the nation from the frightening prospect of Sarah Palin appointing herself to replace Stevens had he won and then been tossed from the Senate next year. The last thing needed is for Caribou Barbie to land in the Senate and be in a position to continue to spread more of her idiocy nationwide. Leave her in Alaska where her potential to do damage - not to mention irritate anyone with a brain - will be limited. Here are some highlights:*
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – 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 to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats closer to a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority.
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Stevens' loss was another slap for Republicans in a year that has seen the party lose control of the White House, as well as seats in the House and Senate. It also moves Democrats one step closer to the 60 votes needed to overcome filibusters in the Senate. Democrats now hold 58 seats, when two independents who align with Democrats are included, with undecided races in Minnesota and Georgia where two Republicans are trying to hang onto their seats.
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Begich will be the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the Senate in nearly 30 years. He is the son of Nick Begich, Alaska's third congressman, who died in a plane crash 1972 while running for re-election.
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