From TPM -
And so the Alaska Senate race has truly come to an end: Ted Stevens has conceded the election, after Democratic challenger Mark Begich built up a small but nevertheless insurmountable lead in last night’s vote count.
Stevens shocked the political world when the ballots counted on Election Night originally showed him winning the race, [...]

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Rumor has it that Obama won Salt Lake County by more than 250 votes after provisional and absentee ballots were counted. This is new, so, there is nowhere to link yet, but, I think it’s real.
More to come …
Thanks Misty - results… https://secure.slco.org/clerk/elections/results/public/

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Paul Krugman - NYT

Last night wasn’t just a victory for tolerance; it wasn’t just a mandate for progressive change; it was also, I hope, the end of the monster years.
What I mean by that is that for the past 14 years America’s political life has been largely dominated by, well, monsters. Monsters like Tom DeLay, [...]

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* In the Marvel Comics Universe …

Apparently this front page was printed prematurely and the Bugle was forced to issue a retraction.
(h/t - I09)
FOLLOW-UP:

Click for Bigger.

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Feeling pretty good today.

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I’m leaving the house to head for the Democratic VICTORY Party downtown and I felt I needed to get this out before I ran off. The only thing between an Obama victory and a McCain victory is voter fraud and Florida, so, I’m strapping on my optimism and heading out.
Good night, folks. See you in [...]

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MSNBC and FOX “News” Call OH-freekin’-IO for Obama!
Yes!

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I’m back to MSNBC.
The holodeck feel at CNN is freaking me out.
These silly ass sets on MSNBC are still making me giggle.
BBC America is just too … low key. Even for an Anglophile like me.

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Sen. Elisabeth Dole - LOST! Whoo Hoooo!
Jeanne Shaheen - WINS in New Hampshire! Sweet!
FL-CD24 - Kosamas Wins! Yay
Sen. Dick Durbin Wins! (My condolences, Senator Durbin)

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I liked him, I guess. I thought he was pretty smart, gave long ass boring informative answers to yes or no questions and left me with an overall feeling of “Meh.”
What about you, loyal Democrats? Do you remember feeling this excited in 2004?
And, you, my loyal republicans … Are you still in Romney shock from [...]

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I’ve been on MSNBC most of the day, suppressing the giggles at their virtual sets, and I just saw the holograms over at CNN which was not near as cool as you’d think it should be.
I’m going to switch over to FOX and see if I can hang in long enough to catch an on-air [...]

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Joe Biden won his Senate Seat.
So … you know, like my dad always told me, it’s always good to have a fallback position.

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From Indecision2008:
With Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and even that crappy Enterprise show on DVD, Trek fans don’t have much time to venture into, much less pay attention to, the outside world. With that in mind, here is a list of things [...]

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Language is NOT SAFE FOR WORK or for a ROMM WITH CHILDREN IN IT. You’ve been warned.

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“But, you know the thing that keeps me up is not actually winning or losing, it’s governing. When I think about things when the lights are out and I’m tossing and turning in bed, its how do we make sure we fulfill the commitments to the American people that we’ve made throughout this campaign?”
– Sen. [...]

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