Terri
04-21-2008, 08:15 AM
By STEVE QUINN
Associated Press
April 21, 2008
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Republican Sen. Ted Stevens has held his seat for nearly 40 of his 84 years, but state Democrats believe a raid on his home last year may have tarnished his legacy enough to make him vulnerable this fall.
Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, 46, announced his candidacy Sunday. But supporters of the popular Stevens, for whom the state's largest airport is named, have made it clear that nothing will come easy for his latest rival.
Begich wasn't an official candidate when the National Republican Senatorial Committee began questioning his credentials a few weeks ago in a Web site, www.begichbaggage.co m. Last year the Alaska Democratic Party posted its own site aimed at Stevens: www.retireted.com.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2008/april/0421_stevens_challen ge.shtml)
Associated Press
April 21, 2008
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Republican Sen. Ted Stevens has held his seat for nearly 40 of his 84 years, but state Democrats believe a raid on his home last year may have tarnished his legacy enough to make him vulnerable this fall.
Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, 46, announced his candidacy Sunday. But supporters of the popular Stevens, for whom the state's largest airport is named, have made it clear that nothing will come easy for his latest rival.
Begich wasn't an official candidate when the National Republican Senatorial Committee began questioning his credentials a few weeks ago in a Web site, www.begichbaggage.co m. Last year the Alaska Democratic Party posted its own site aimed at Stevens: www.retireted.com.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2008/april/0421_stevens_challen ge.shtml)