politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/29/2008
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, while campaigning in his home state of Kentucky Tuesday, told a reporter that convicted Sen. Ted Stevens should resign, McConnell's spokesman Dom Stewart told CNN.
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 10/28/2008
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
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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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 ...
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Stevens could keep seat in Senate: Politics
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