americablog.com - 10/27/2008
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The Washington Post is reporting that Alaska Republican Ted Stevens has been found guilty in his corruption trial. This is yet another example of Republican's consistent use of government for their own personal gains. Good news for Stevens Democratic opponent Mark Begich - help him knock off ...
Stevens Found Guilty on All Counts
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/27/2008 — CNN reporting that Sen. Ted Stevens has been found guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on his financial disclosure forms.
We'll have more coming, so check back for updates.
Something to think about from the AP :
Stevens ...
Ted Stevens
corner.nationalreview.com 10/27/2008 — has been found guilty.
I know that numbers in the Senate matter, but this is one seat I didn't care to win with. Republicans should have pressured him to resign long before today. But they, of course, didn't. And so here we are.
AK-Sen: Ted Stevens Found Guilty On All Counts
dailykos.com 10/27/2008 — From The Hill : Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of felony charges for making false statements. The verdict could spell the end of a 40-year Senate career for a man ...
Stevens Guilty
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 10/27/2008 — I’d say his re-election prospects are looking dimmer , though I believe a conviction didn’t stop Jim Traficant.
Down the tubes
washingtonmonthly.com 10/27/2008 — DOWN THE TUBES.... Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the first sitting senator to endure a criminal trial in 27 years and an ally of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, was found guilty today on seven felony counts. Ted Stevens, the...
Ted Stevens Guilty
oliverwillis.com 10/27/2008 — Amen .
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska’s political patriarch.
The verdict, coming just days before Election Day, adds further uncertainty to a closely watched Senate race. Democrats ...
Palin On Stevens: "A Very Sad Day For Alaska"
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 10/27/2008 — From the tarmac at Richmond Airport, Sarah Palin issued a statement about the guilty decision in the Ted Stevens corruption case:
"Thanks for your patience there. It's a sad day for Alaska, and a sad day for Senator Stevens and his family. The ...
Alaska Dem Pollster: Stevens's Race Is Over —
News
Sen. Ted Stevens's conviction on corruption charges Monday destroys his chances at re-election, according to a prominent Democratic-leaning pollster in Alaska.
Ivan Moore said that the Alaska Republican's race is now "categorically over." Stevens had trailed Democrat Mark Begich in all polls ...
Sen. Stevens - Guilty: —
The Volokh Conspiracy
A jury has found Alaska Senator Ted Stevens guilty on seven felony counts of making false statements about gifts he received. The deliberations took five hours. Despite the verdict, Senator...
AK-Sen: Stevens' big f' up —
Daily Kos
Stevens was indicted on July 30. Almost immediately, his poll numbers collapsed: A panicked Stevens immediately moved for an unusually speedy trial and got it. The hope was that if he was acquitted, he'd make up the ground on Begich and still pull it off at the end. But look at that ...
Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty —
Daily Kos
Guilty . U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska was found guilty on Monday on corruption charges, a verdict that could endanger the powerful Republican's political future and help Democrats expand their control of the Senate in the Nov. 4 election. Because we can't celebrate this verdict enough.
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AK Senator Ted Stevens: Guilty As Charged! —
PoliPundit.com
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has been found guilty of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 counts and could face 5 years in the 'Big House':
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was convicted today on seven counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in improper gifts he received from 1999 ...
The Lost Frontier? —
Hotline On Call Part Deux
Without a doubt, it seems hard to believe that even Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) could possibly be re-elected a mere 8 days after being convicted of a felony. Sure, in the most recent round of pre-conviction polling, Stevens trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) by just one or two points. But ...
Ted Stevens Guilty On All Charges —
Newshoggers.com
By Cernig
The end came faster than I thought it would. Stevens, 84, was found guilty on all seven counts of lying on Senate disclosure forms to hide more than $250,000 in home renovations and other gifts from the head of Alaska oil services company VECO Corp .
Stevens, who had ...
BREAKING NEWS: Ted Stevens found guilty —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Pardon my Schadenfreude , but... woo-hoo! Here's CNN : A jury found U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska guilty Monday of all seven counts in his federal corruption trial. The jury found Stevens guilty of "knowingly and willfully" scheming to conceal on Senate ...
Stevens down the tubes —
WTF Is It Now?!?
A federal jury just found Republican Sen. Ted Stevens guilty on all seven counts. "For the first time in his career, Stevens faces a competitive re-election fight, against Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich." Yeah, that's right, Mr Guilty on 7 Felony Counts can still be re-elected into the ...
HULKSMASH: Ted Stevens Guilty on All Counts —
Booman Tribune
The inventor of the Intertubes has been found guilty by a jury of his peers. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of felony charges for making false statements... ...The jury did not seem to buy the explanation from ...
Breaking: Senator Ted Stevens guilty on all counts —
The Next Right
CNN is announcing that Sen. Ted Stevens has been found guilty on all counts . The Politico has the story.
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was convicted today on seven counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in improper gifts he received from 1999 to 2006 ... Stevens, 84, now faces a ...
Stevens Guilty —
Hoffmania!
Another Republican bites the dust . Sen. Ted Stevens was found guilty on all counts at his corruption trial Monday. Stevens
was charged with lying on Senate financial forms about $250,000 in home
renovations and other gifts he received from an oil contractor. Stevens
spent three days on ...
Breaking: Ted Stevens found guilty on all seven counts. —
Think Progress
Today, a federal jury found Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on his financial disclosure regarding “$250,000 in home renovations and other gifts he received from an oil contractor.” According to the AP, Stevens “ faces up to five ...
Stevens Guilty On All Counts —
Open Left - Front Page
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has been found guilty on all counts . This might come as a disappointment to the prosecution, but apparently they didn't screw it up somehow.
I have to believe this puts the Alaska Senate race in the bag.
Jury finds Stevens guilty —
First Read
From NBC's Pete Williams, Mike Kosnar, and Mark MurrayA jury found Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (R) guilty on all seven counts in his federal corruption trial. He was convicted of lying about $250,000 of gifts and renovations on his Alaska home.
This ...
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