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Alaska Sen. Stevens’ defeat marks end of an era (AP)

Posted on 19 November 2008 by Vote by Issues

Yahoo! News: Democratic Party

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, second from left, his daughter Lily Stevens, left, and his supporters laugh together after watching a video on election night November 4, 2008, in Anchorage, Alaska. Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the US Senate, looked set Wednesday to be ousted by voters after a graft scandal, boosting Democrat hopes of winning a filibuster-proof majority.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Johnny Wagner)AP - Sen. Ted Stevens’ election defeat marks the end of an era in which he held a commanding place in Alaska politics while wielding power on some of the most influential committees in Congress.

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