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Anchorage Mayor to Run for Ted Stevens' Senate Seat

Posted Apr 21, 08 9:07 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – The Democratic mayor of Anchorage will throw his hat in the ring today for the Alaska Senate seat Ted Stevens has held for 4 decades, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Stevens, one of the Senate's most notorious pork producers, has been reelected easily 7 times, but is now under federal investigation for corruption. Mark Begich will face three other Democrats in a primary; the 84-year-old Stevens will run against two GOP challengers.

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Anchorage, Alaska mayor Mark Begich announces that he has formed an exploratory committee as a first step in a possible run for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat in this file photo.   (Associated Press)
In this Feb. 27, 2008, file photo, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich speaks during a news conference in Anchorage.   (Associated Press)
This is a Feb. 19, 2008 file photo of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, addressing the Alaska State legislature, in Juneau, Alaska.   (Associated Press)
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