8 February 2012 Last updated at 06:22 ET

Murkowski wins Alaska Senate raceSenator Lisa Murkowski

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski wins re-election in the US mid-terms, defeating Tea Party favourite Joe Miller after a painstaking count of hand-written votes.

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