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Loathsome Republican Ted Stevens of Alaska has been indicted on charges of corruption stemming from a year long investigation into Alaskan politics. It's a ...
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Eschaton —
HULK SMASHED. US officials say the Justice Department has indicted Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (R) on charges related to a long-running investigation of business dealings in Alaska. ...more: The 7-count indictment comes nearly one year after federal agents raided Stevens' home in Girdwood, a resort town about 40 miles south of Anchorage. The Justice Department has scheduled a press conference for 1:20 p.m. to announce the indcitment.
Down the Tubes: Sen. Ted Stevens (R) indicted
Political Animal —
Exactly one year ago this week, agents from the FBI and the IRS raided Sen. Ted Stevens’ (R) home in Alaska — the first ever such rain on a sitting senator’s home — as “part of a broad federal investigation of political corruption in the state that has also swept up his son and one of his closest financial backers.” It was a sign that Stevens’ future looked rather bleak.
Today, the other shoe fell — Stevens has been indicted.
Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. Senate and ...
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) indicted on seven felony counts
Crooks and Liars —
... (.pdf) consisting of seven felony counts of making false statements. Basically Stevens is being charged for failing to disclose over $250,000 in gifts he received from 1999-2006, as well as improperly favoring fishing legislation that would benefit his son. For more on the specifics, PBS NOW covered the story extensively in November of last year.
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The “Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is indicted” post [Karl]
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BREAKING, via McClatchy : Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. Senate and one of the chamber’s most powerful members, was indicted Tuesday in Washington for failing to disclose more than $250,000 worth of gifts that he received from businessmen who were seeking his help on federal issues and projects. That he is charged with false statements, as opposed to more substantive corruption charges, is a bit disappointing. Indeed, had he made the false statements about sex, who would even care? Check in with ...
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Alaska's Ted Stevens indicted for failing to disclose gifts
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Scandal-Plagued Ted Stevens Endorses Palin For VP, Says He’s ‘Known And Worked’ With Her ‘For Over A Decade’
Think Progress —
... announcing the choice of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, Sen. John McCain’s campaign emphasized that “in Alaska, Governor Palin challenged a corrupt system.” But that claim was undermined today when Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), who was indicted last month for not reporting gifts from an Alaskan oil company, ...
