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Delaware's Mike Castle Considering Write-In Effort To Save Senate Bid
September 27, 2010 Mike Castle, the Delaware Republican who lost his Senate primary to a Tea Party-backed challenger in an upset, is considering running as a write-in candidate.
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Odds Don't Favor Murkowski; Only One Senator Lost Primary But Kept Seat
September 20, 2010 Sen. Lisa Murkowski is trying to win another term after having lost the primary in Alaska. In recent history, only one senator who suffered a primary defeat — Connecticut's Joe Lieberman — managed to keep his seat in November.
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Tea Party Furious At Murkowski Write-In, But O'Donnell Did It In '06
September 20, 2010 The Tea Party Express and other opponents of Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski may be angry with her, but they aren't expressing the same misgivings about what Delaware's O'Donnell once did.
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Consensus: Murkowski Is Running
September 17, 2010 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is expected to announce later Friday that she will seek to keep her seat by running as a write-in candidate in November. She was defeated for renomination in the Aug. 24 primary.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski To Announce Decision On Write-In Today
September 17, 2010 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, defeated in her bid for another term in the Aug. 24 GOP primary, will announce today whether she intends to pursue a write-in campaign to keep her seat.
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Is Sen. Murkowski Having Second Thoughts About Getting Back In The Race?
September 7, 2010 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, apparently defeated in her bid for another term in the Aug. 24 GOP primary — she conceded the race last week — may have a change of heart. She is considering all options, including remaining on the ballot in some way.
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Does A Concession Mean It's Over?
September 2, 2010 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded her primary battle with challenger Joe Miller. But what if — for argument's sake — the remaining votes all went to Murkowski? Would she win, even if she conceded?
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The Pursuit Of Trivia On Talk Of The Nation, And A Lodge Mistake
September 1, 2010 Some dispute over language during today's trivia question on NPR's Talk of the Nation. The question: Before Lisa Murkowski, who was the last woman elected senator or governor to be defeated in the primary?
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski Concedes In Alaska
August 31, 2010 In a startling turnabout of political fortune, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the odds-on favorite to win another term, has conceded defeat to her Aug. 24 primary rival, Tea Party-backed Joe Miller.
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Sen. Murkowski Gains In Alaska Vote Count
August 31, 2010 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) has picked up some votes in the first day of counting absentees in her stunningly close primary battle with challenger Joe Miller. But there may not be enough votes out there for her to win in the end.
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If There Is An Anti-Universe, It's In Alaska
August 26, 2010 We have political science fiction coming true right before our eyes. The possibility that Tea Party favorite Joe Miller has overthrown Sen. Lisa Murkowski defies everything we know about politics
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Alaska Deadlock Shows Tea Party Can't Be Counted Out
August 25, 2010 Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, was supposed to cruise to renomination in Tuesday's primary. Instead, she is trailing her Tea Party/Sarah Palin-backed opponent. There are still 16,000 absentee ballots to be counted.
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Palin Vs. Murkowski Redux In Alaska
August 24, 2010 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski faces a Tea Party-backed challenger, Joe Miller, in today's Republican primary. Sarah Palin, who beat Murkowski's dad for governor in 2006, is supporting Miller.
