thehill.com - 10/27/2008
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The Senate's chief GOP campaign strategist cut Sen. Ted Stevens loose Monday after the Alaska Republican was convicted in his corruption trial. In a strongly worded statement, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Stevens's conviction marked the ...
adn.com - 10/27/2008
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adn.com —
WASHINGTON - A jury has found U.S. Sen.
Ted Stevens guilty of all seven counts of lying...
on his financial disclosure forms. It is the highest-profile felony conviction in a sweeping four-year federal investigation into corruption in Alaska politics, ...
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Jury finds Stevens guilty of lying about gifts: Sen. Ted ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/27/2008
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(CNN) — Sarah Palin said Monday Sen. Ted
Stevens' guilty verdict "is a sad day for Alaska."...
"This is a sad day for Alaska and a sad day for Senator Stevens and his family," she said on the tarmac at Richmond International Airport. "The verdict ...
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Stevens verdict: Palin reacts
ap.google.com - 10/27/2008
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ap.google.com —
2 hours ago Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was
convicted on all seven charges of making false statements...
on Senate financial documents about gifts he received from contractor Bill Allen, oil services company VECO Corp., and others. Below are the charges. ...
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The Associated Press: The charges and verdicts in the ...
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The Circular Firing Squad Begins Blasting Away... NRSC Blames McCain For Their Disaster
DownWithTyranny! —
... -- calling the twilight of the Senate's longest serving Republican's career a "disgrace"-- but by late afternoon he went public with something he's been grousing about for months: the ...
Sarah Palin has been palling around with a convicted felon
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... Republican vice presidential campaign, wasn't talking tough Monday after Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted in a corruption case. Palin did not call on Stevens to resign or drop out of his tight re-election race. "I'm confident Senator Stevens will do what's right for the people of Alaska," Palin said in a statement.Sarah and her felon pal: The Senate Republican's campaign committee did throw Stevens under the bus: In a strongly worded statement, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), head of the ...
Stevens' (and Palin's) next move
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STEVENS' (AND PALIN'S) NEXT MOVE.... Shortly after a jury convicted Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) on seven felony counts, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), head of the NRSC, ostensibly charged with the task of helping Stevens get another term, issued a strongly worded statement . "Ted Stevens served his constituents for over 40 years and I am disappointed to see his career end in disgrace," Ensign said. Oddly enough, ...
McCain Calls for Stevens to Resign
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Meanwhile, Nevada senator John Ensign, chairman of the NRSC, said, "Ted Stevens served his constituents for over 40 years and I am disappointed to see his career end in disgrace." ...
The Circular Firing Squad Begins Blasting Away... NRSC Blames McCain For Their Disaster
DownWithTyranny! —
... -- calling the twilight of the Senate's longest serving Republican's career a "disgrace"-- but by late afternoon he went public with something he's been grousing about for months: the ...
Senator Intertubes Vows to Fight On
Agitprop: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Propaganda —
... The Talibunny has forsaken him. The Psychogeezer says he should resign. The head of the NRSC calls his conviction a “disgrace“. Even Mitch “My Old Kentucky Homo” McConnell has had enough. But the Hulk vows to smash everything in his bid for another Senate term: Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) is returning to ...
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huffingtonpost.com 10/27/2008 — WASHINGTON — 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 ...
Stevens guilty on 7 counts, won't quit Senate race - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 10/27/2008 — WASHINGTON Ted Stevens , a pillar of the Senate for 40 years and the face of Alaska politics almost since statehood, was convicted of a seven-felony string of corruption charges Monday found guilty of accepting a bonanza of home renovations and ...
Stevens Pollster: Race Is Over, Begich Will Win
huffingtonpost.com 11/13/2008 — Alaska-based GOP pollster David Dittman, who worked for Sen. Ted Stevens during this year's primary race, believes Democratic challenger Mark Begich is all but certain to expand his current razor-thin lead and snatch the seat.
"I don't think ...
The Sarah and Ted Show
rollingstone.com 10/28/2008 — This Ted Stevens fiasco is baggage of the McCain camp’s own choosing. Before they added Sarah Palin to the ticket, Alaska was anything but Main Street America. Under the old rules, Steven’s corruption scandal could well have blown over as ...
Happy Birthday, Ted Stevens. You lose.
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/18/2008 — Alaska's long-serving Republican senator, Ted Stevens , turned 85 today.
He also lost an election recount against his Democratic opponent, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich .
Which means Stevens does not get a seventh term. And it means one more ...
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