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Stevens loses Senate seat; Dems welcome Lieberman

Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid yesterday, 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, which remains possible after Democrats...

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