Stevens Bids Adieu; Gop Looks Ahead ; Party Starts to Plot Resurgence
The Washington Times › November 21, 2008
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Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, gave an emotional goodbye Thursday to the body he served for 40 years, signaling the end of an era for the Republican Party on the same day that a new poll shows the party's popularity at historic lows.
"My motto has been here: To hell with politics, just do what is right for Alaska," Stevens said during his 10-minute floor speech, a day after conceding defeat in his bid for an eighth term.See the full content of this document
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Stevens Bids Adieu; Gop Looks Ahead ; Party Starts to Plot Resurgence
Stevens, who never shied from his desire secure for pork-barrel spending projects for his state, conceded defeat Wednesday to Democratic challenger Mark Begich after the latest count of absentee and questioned ballots from the Nov. 4 election widened the Anchorage mayor's lead to 3,724 votes.
Even if Stevens had won, he still faced expulsion fro...See the full content of this document
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