Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid criminal probe over Senate candidate
Topics: Alaska Politics
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- NPR reports: “The latest developments come amid allegations, first reported by The New York Times, that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate in the toss-up U.S. Senate race.”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “The dueling developments came days before Tuesday's ranked choice general election, in a race headlined by two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola. The ra…”
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- NPR: Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid criminal probe over Senate candidate
- PBS NewsHour: Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate
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