rollcall.com - 10/29/2008
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called for embattled Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to resign from his seat Tuesday evening, joining a growing chorus of Republican lawmakers seeking the ouster of the convicted felon.
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 10/28/2008
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Why is it, exactly, that while Sen. McCain
called for Sen. Ted Stevens to resign in the...
wake of his corruption convictions, Gov. Palin couldn't bring herself to utter the word? Will the media interpret this as a disagreement between the ...
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adn.com - 10/28/2008
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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 ...
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Thrown under the bus! They can’t afford him right now:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called for embattled Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to resign from his seat Tuesday evening, joining a growing chorus of Republican lawmakers seeking the ouster of the convicted felon.
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