thinkprogress.org - 10/28/2008
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) today called for Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) to step down after yesterday’s conviction on seven felony counts :
Yesterday, Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty of corruption. It is a sign of the health of our democracy that the people continue to hold their ...
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...
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 ...
Sarah Palin Statement on Ted Stevens Conviction
news.aol.com 10/28/2008 — CNN Political Ticker: "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 shines a light on the corrupting influence of the big oil service company ...
McCain On Stevens: "Step Down" —
Hotline On Call Part Deux
A statement from John McCain about the Ted Stevens guilty verdict. Per his campaign:
"Yesterday, Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty of corruption. It is a sign of the health of our democracy that the people continue to hold their representatives to account for improper or illegal conduct, ...
McCain Calls for Stevens to Resign —
Weekly Standard Blog
John McCain released a statement this morning calling for Alaska senator Ted Stevens to resign:
Yesterday, Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty of corruption. It is a sign of the health of our democracy that the people continue to hold their representatives to account for improper or illegal ...
McCain: Stevens must go —
Politico Live's Blogs
Last night Sarah Palin nudged onetime pal Ted Stevens toward the exit -- today John McCain booted him out the door.
Which will raise the inevitable question: Are they on the same page Ted-wise?
The statement:
"Yesterday, Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty of corruption. It is a ...
Ted Stevens Convicted on Corruption Charges —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in that body, has been convicted of seven felony counts related to corruption and covering up said corruption.
Shortly before 4 p.m., the jury convicted the 84-year-old senator for making false statements by failing to report more than ...
Karma Is A Bi*ch Senator Stevens —
Ankle Biting Pundits
Yes, I know the news of Alaska GOP Senator Ted Stevens’s conviction of corruption charges makes it easier for the Democrats to get to 60 votes in the Senate, but I don’t care. And neither should you.
Because it’s good for the country that this petty little tyrant will be ...
Ted Stevens' conviction —
Betsy's Page
Ted Stevens is one GOP senator I certainly won't miss. The Washington Post points out the pettiness of the gifts that Stevens has been convicted of accepting.The amount of freebies that Mr. Stevens accepted to renovate his Alaska "chalet" is significant, but the individual components -- a Viking ...
Jacob Heilbrunn: The Tip of the Iceberg —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
The amazing thing about Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens isn't that he was convicted of seven counts of fraud. It's how trivial his infractions were in the first place, ranging from accepting a free massage chair to a dog sled. But even if Stevens is going down for fairly minor crimes, his ...
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...
Bye Bye Senator Ted Stevens —
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Senator Ted Stevens, R-Alaska
Adios, Senator Ted Stevens.
Democrat pick up of this normally safe GOP seat.
Why didn’t the GOP replace Stevens prior to the GOP primary election?
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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 ...
Jury Finds Stevens Guilty! —
The Democratic Daily
84 year old Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty on all 7 counts of his indictment. He said, ‘This isn’t over yet’ according to CNN . All 7 counts were for some sort of financial corruption.
He sat expressionless as the seven verdicts were read out at the end of his ...
Senator Stevens Guilty of Corruption —
PoliGazette
Senator Stevens of Alaska has been found guilty of violating ethics rules in accepting goods and services from friends and failing to report them.
A federal jury of eight women and four men from the District of Columbia found that the 84-year-old Republican, who has represented Alaska in the ...
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens: Guilty —
Patterico's Pontifications
[Guest post by DRJ]
An Alaska jury found Senator Ted Stevens guilty on all counts for lying on his financial disclosure forms:
“Jurors found that Stevens willfully filed false financial disclosure forms that hid such gifts as the renovations that doubled his home in size. Those gifts, ...
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