John Nichols, TheNation.com. November 18, 2008. Democrat Mark Begich unseats Stevens in Alaska, bringing Dems one step closer to a filibuster-proof Senate.
Scott Rafferty, AlterNet. November 18, 2008. As vote counting in Alaska continued Tuesday, Democrat Mark Begich pulled ahead of Sen. Ted Stevens by more than 3,700 votes.
Scott Rafferty, AlterNet. November 13, 2008. Letting the felonious Republican senator languish is another path to a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the first 100 days.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 13, 2008. With 40,000 ballots left to be counted, Democrat Mark Begich has pulled ahead of the incumbent Republican senator.