politico.com - 1/9/2009
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Blog: Aaron Saunders, who most recently served as former Sen. Ted Stevens’ press secretary, has moved across the aisle.
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/7/2009
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Former senator Ted Stevens (yes, now actually former)
is keeping up the fight against his guilty verdict...
-- and now Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid has lent him a hand. Reid told Politico that he believes Stevens shouldn't serve jail time. My ...
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Reid: Free Ted Stevens!
theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
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theatlantic.com —
Image credit: Ken Cedeno/Corbis B uzzzzzz . The
cell phone rings again and Chuck Schumer flips it...
open. “I figured it out,” he says without preamble. “George Washington. If George Washington got indicted, you wouldn’t pounce on the guy—you’d say he ...
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The Man in the Middle - The Atlantic
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MI-11: Thad McCotter Joins The Blogosphere
Daily Kos —
Anyone know what this means? "Our majority was emaciated by electoral liposuction, our bold rebranding initiative put speed freaks to sleep and our approval rating nose-dived faster than Bozo on a bender." —Republican House Policy Committee Chairman Thaddeus McCotter, who — help us — is "blogging" now for Andrew Breitbart’s "Big Hollywood" Apparently this is what the Republicans had in mind when they sought to expand their online presence.
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The Republican Twitter Revolution Is Off With a Bang
Balloon Juice —
... Every new venture is going to have a rocky start, so why should the Republican foray into the mysteries and vagaries of the intertrons and teh google be any different: ...
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huffingtonpost.com 2/5/2009 — TED.
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Stevens lives to see another day -- for now
washingtonmonthly.com 11/18/2008 — STEVENS LIVES TO SEE ANOTHER DAY -- FOR NOW.... Both Senate caucuses got together this morning for meetings that would help decide the fate of two long-time senators. For Democrats, that meant voting on Joe Lieberman's future and his committee...
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huffingtonpost.com 10/27/2008 — WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska's political patriarch.
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Editors: Republican Conviction
article.nationalreview.com 10/29/2008 — The Republican party only has itself to blame for being in the unenviable position of depending upon the good name of Ted Stevens.
Stevens Lobbyist Bailout Needed
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 12/23/2008 —
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The Stevens Case
riehlworldview.com 4/10/2009 — I can understand why Clarice felt the need to preface this with the Libby case. Read it all here . But the Stevens issue is more timely. h/t PW for more.
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Happy Birthday, Ted Stevens. You lose.
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/18/2008 — Alaska's long-serving Republican senator, Ted Stevens , turned 85 today.
He also lost an election recount against his Democratic opponent, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich .
Which means Stevens does not get a seventh term. And it means one more ...
Time heals old political wounds —
CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle returned “home” Tuesday to the Senate floor and stood alongside a bitter adversary to watch his longtime friend and South Dakota colleague Tim Johnson be sworn-in for a third ...
Feinstein now supports Panetta to head CIA —
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Sen. Feinstein said Wednesday that she will back President-elect Obama's pick to head the CIA.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Just two days after she criticized President-elect Obama’s pick to head the sometimes-troubled CIA because he is not an ...
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