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Murkowski Clears Last Hurdle to Senate Seat

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Posted on Dec 30, 2010
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Lisa Murkowski can finally make it official, as her two-month struggle to clinch her write-in victory to reclaim her Senate seat on behalf of Alaska came to an end Thursday, when her state governor and lieutenant governor signed off on the paperwork.  —KA

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Murkowski, who is on vacation, has scheduled a swearing-in reception for Wednesday in Washington, according to her website.

“It feels great to have finality and for Sen. Murkowski to officially be declared the winner of the election,” Kevin Sweeney, Murkowski’s campaign manager, said in a statement. “We spent six weeks running a campaign, and it took eight weeks to get the final result. While the long wait may make it anticlimactic, it does not diminish the historic accomplishment of our campaign.”

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By BrunoDiderot, January 1, 2011 at 9:57 am Link to this comment

Miller vs Murkowski = Challenger RW moron vs Incumbent RW Moron

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By Inherit The Wind, December 31, 2010 at 9:11 am Link to this comment

I am chuckling about this! Sen. Murkowski was abandoned by her party in support of Joe Miller.  She will still caucus with them but now owes them NOTHING! She’s already shown an independent spirit on several lame-duck votes.  Somehow I see little common ground between her and such numb-nuts as McConnell, Imhofe, Coburn, or Kyl.

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