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Anchorage mayor plans to challenge Stevens for Senate

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April 20, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich says he plans to run for the Senate seat held by Ted Stevens since 1968.

The 46-year-old Democrat said Sunday that he plans a formal announcement Monday.

Begich says traveling around the state and listening to the concerns of Alaskans led to his decision to run.

Begich is the son of Nick Begich, who was representing Alaska in the House when his plane disappeared over the Gulf of Alaska in October 1972.

Stevens filed in February for re-election. The Republican is popular in Alaska, but his legacy was tarnished last year when the FBI and IRS raided his home.

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