Regarding the November 15 deadline, in actuality the law says "15 days after the election"- that would make the deadline November 19. There is another date after that for when everything has to be certified.

It's beginnin' to look a lot like Chris'mas- Mark Begich has drawn ahead of Stevens by a thousand something.

Personally, I hope Stevens is defeated, pure and simple. Losing re-election surely would be less humiliating for him than to be expelled from the Senate. The man is 84 years old, after all, and by his lights has served his country well. I"m willing to let him ride off into the sunset.

(I wonder how many crooked deals he has pulled off over the years that we don't know about?)