Democrats Take Control of Senate As Allen Concedes to Webb in Va.
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Democratic challenger James Webb held a slim lead over Republican Sen. George Allen early today in Virginia's U.S. Senate race, a dramatic and nasty battle that almost certainly will be decided by a recount next month. (article 11)
With more than 99 percent of the votes tallied by about 2 a.m. today, Webb claimed victory with a lead of about 7,800 votes among the more than 2.3 million cast a difference of three-tenths of a percent. (article 11)
Some absentee ballots in Loudoun County, Richmond and Virginia Beach were still being counted in the early morning. (article 11)
Webb's lead over Allen widened yesterday in the post-election vote canvass, and Allen graciously conceded to Webb to make the victory official. (article 7)
Allen, a Republican who has struggled to win support from black voters since his days as governor in the 1990s, won the enthusiastic backing of more than a dozen ministers from black churches in the Tidewater area. (article 4)
With the race a tossup, Webb turned to one of the Democratic Party's most popular figures to help boost turnout. (article 2)
" In office only three weeks, Webb managed to convey a muscular liberalism with personal touches that left President Bush's ordinary address in the dust Jonathan Alter said on Newsweek's Web site. (article 8)
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Webb, Allen, Recount, Virginia, Senate |
Source articles
- Webb's Small Lead Holding Up As 'Senator-Elect' Starts Staffing (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 1414 words)
- High-Wattage Politicians Help Allen, Webb Wrap Up (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 535 words)
- Allen and Webb Head For a Frenzied Finish (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 502 words)
- Allen and Webb Scramble To Break Voter Traditions (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 497 words)
- Allen, Webb Camps Shift Focus to Turnout (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 484 words)
- Webb May Be Senate Maverick (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 394 words)
- Democrats Take Control of Senate As Allen Concedes to Webb in Va. (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 451 words)
- For Webb, Bouquets and a Few Brickbats (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 678 words)
- Va.'s Webb Offers a Blunt Challenge to Bush (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 494 words)
- Remark By Webb Arouses Passions (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 404 words)
- Webb Has a Slim Edge Over Allen, But Recount Likely (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 527 words)
- 2 Camps Prepare for Numbers Battle (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 475 words)
- Vitriol Fills the Air and Airwaves as Allen and Webb Battle On (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 590 words)
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