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Inouye predicts Stevens will keep seat
msnbc.msn.com - 11/2/2008
Inouye predicts Stevens will keep seat
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Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye provided a campaign boost Saturday to embattled Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, predicting that his colleague from Alaska will win re-election.
rollcall.com - 11/2/2008
Reid Says Stevens Cannot Serve
— rollcall.com — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was forced into the middle of Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-Alaska) re-election... bid late Saturday night after a senior Senate Democrat endorsed Stevens and called on voters to disregard his seven-count felony conviction. (more) Reid Says Stevens Cannot Serve

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adn.com - 11/5/2008
Stevens leads Begich by thin margin: 2008 Election
— adn.com — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was leading challenger Mark Begich with most of the election returns in hand... Tuesday night, despite being found guilty of seven felonies and polls showing him in deep trouble. With more than 80 percent of the precincts ... (more) Stevens leads Begich by thin margin: 2008 Election

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Stevens could keep seat in Senate: Politics
adn.com - 10/28/2008
Stevens could keep seat in Senate: Politics
— adn.com — Can Sen. Ted Stevens still run for office after being convicted by a jury on Monday? Yes.... Can a re-elected Stevens keep his seat in the Senate if he loses on appeal? Doubtful, but that would be up to his fellow senators. If Stevens were to resign from ... (more) Stevens could keep seat in Senate: Politics

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DownWithTyranny!:  Harry Reid And Daniel Inouye Take Very Different Positions On Alaska Felon Ted Stevens

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Harry Reid And Daniel Inouye Take Very Different Positions On Alaska Felon Ted Stevens
DownWithTyranny! — ... like Norm Coleman, Gordon Smith, Susan Collins and even Mitch McConnell-- started sending Stevens back his tainted cash (or some of it), Inouye, who was a character witness for Stevens at the disastrous trial, insisted he wouldn't give back a dime. Instead he went on a series of hysterical rampages defending Stevens, even impugning the integrity of the jury of American citizens who unanimously found Stevens guilty of all seven felonies with which he was charged. Needless to say, Inouye is not supporting Democrat Mark Begich for the Alaska Senate seat that Stevens is likely to ...

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Byrd Leaves Appropriations Committee — Outside The Beltway | OTB
Robert Byrd stepped down from the Appropriations Committee, on which he has served FIFTY YEARS, citing his advanced age. He’s being replaced by relative whippersnapper Daniel Inouye, a sprightly 84. “To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven,” said Byrd, ...
Flashback: Inouye defended Harrison Williams — Politico Live's Blogs
Hawaii Democrat Daniel Inouye was one of the few Senators to defend Ted Stevens, urging the Alaska Republican to hold the fort until all appeals were exhausted. But it wasn't the first time he had played defense for a colleague accused of ethical/criminal wrongdoing. A quarter century ago, ...
Democrat Youth Movement: 90-Year-Old Sheets Byrd Hands Over Appropriations Chaimanship to Spry 84-Year-Old Daniel Inouye — JammieWearingFool
Nothing like invigorating the party with some young blood.Sen. Robert Byrd on Friday announced that he will step down from his chairmanship of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee to be replaced by Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii. "I believe that it is time for a new day at the top of the ...
The Stevens Effect — Weekly Standard Blog
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Ted Stevens is winning by 3,353 votes , but there are still 40,000 absentee ballots to be counted, so Begich would need to beat Stevens by 9 points among absentee voters in order to win. Stevens's performance is unexpected based on the polls . Who could ...
Swell news: Stevens might hold his seat — Hot Air » Top Picks
Really, I’m finding it difficult to decide how to feel about this. Ted Stevens has apparently eked out a win in Alaska to return to the Senate, despite his convictions on seven counts of corruption. As of this moment, with 99% of precincts reporting, Stevens holds a 3300-vote margin ...
Your moment of buzzkill — Lawyers, Guns and Money
Ted Stevens and Don Young are both leading in Alaska with about 40% of the votes counted. Unfortunately, there's no precinct-by-precinct data available yet, so there's no way to know how likely they are to win. Shit.
The Weekly Standard — News
The Pennsylvania GOP may be doing too little too late with a new ad blasting Barack Obama for his association with controversial pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, John McCormack supposes. And Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) is standing by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) after his corruption conviction, ...
Reid to Stevens: No felon in Senate — The Swamp
by Frank James I meant to get this one up earlier. Sen. Ted Stevens, who was recently convicted in federal court of failure to disclose gifts as required by federal law has his good friend, Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, vouching for him. Inouye issued a statement saying that ...
Democratic Sen. Inouye Says Stevens Will Keep His Seat in the Senate — Weekly Standard Blog
In an email sent to reporters last night by Ted Stevens's spokesman, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) made a statement that Stevens would not be tossed out of the Senate due to his conviction: “As the Senate has done in every other instance in its long 220-year history, I am absolutely ...
Is This the Palin Deal? — Rising Hegemon
From the Tenured Radical...   The Palin choice could even be a sign that the RNC knows they can't win this one, and they are not throwing a good candidate like Elizabeth Dole to the dogs. My guess? They have asked Palin to fall on her sword, and have promised her Ted Stevens' Senate ...
Inouye predicts Stevens will keep his Senate seat (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye provided a campaign boost Saturday to embattled Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, predicting that his colleague from Alaska will win re-election and overturn his conviction on appeal.
Byrd’s exit sets off chairman shuffle — POLITICO.com: Congress
Robert Byrd’s departure paves the way for Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii to take over Appropriations.
Down the ballot: Supporting Stevens — First Read
ALASKA: "Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye provided a campaign boost Saturday to embattled Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, predicting that his colleague from Alaska will win re-election and overturn his conviction on appeal. 'I am absolutely confident ...