| Thursday 18 November 2010 at 10.30pm on BBC 2 Presented by Emily Maitlis Something extraordinary happened in Alaska last night. A candidate who didn't even appear on the ballot paper - won the senate seat. What's even more extraordinary was that her name was Lisa Murkowski - a name voters had to be able to spell themselves if they wanted to write her in. How did she pull it off? Bracelets. She handed out a zillion wristbands with "M U R K O W S K I" clearly visible, as a kind of aide-memoire. But this is not just a Spelling Bee exclusive - the political relevance of this is that she beat the favoured Tea Party candidate, parachuted in by one Sarah Palin. And Alaska, of course, is Palin's political home. Tonight, in a British TV first, we ask Michele Bachmann, congresswoman and leading member of the Tea Party, about the fight that's splitting the Republicans in two. First though, we're looking at the subject of Fat Cat pay. Why are some council bosses refusing to cut their own pay - sometimes double or more than that of the prime minister - when they're about to cut tens of thousands of jobs within local government? We'll bring you the very latest on Ireland as the country admits it will accept help in the form of tens of billions of euros from the international community. And a special report from Mark Urban ahead of the Nato summit in Lisbon. How prepared is Afghanistan to take over security of its own country? Plus as The Sun's Page 3 celebrates 40 years, we'll ask if it's offensive in this day and age, or not. Join me at 10.30pm on BBC2. Emily | 
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