adn.com - 10/27/2008
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WASHINGTON - A jury has found U.S. Sen.
Ted Stevens guilty of all seven counts of lying...
on his financial disclosure forms. It is the highest-profile felony conviction in a sweeping four-year federal investigation into corruption in Alaska politics, ...
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Jury finds Stevens guilty of lying about gifts: Sen. Ted ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/27/2008
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(CNN) — Sarah Palin said Monday Sen. Ted
Stevens' guilty verdict "is a sad day for Alaska."...
"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 ...
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Stevens verdict: Palin reacts
politico.com - 10/27/2008
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ThinkFast: October 20, 2008
Think Progress —
... stevensdoor.jpg Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) is returning to Alaska tomorrow to resume his re-election campaign, “despite being convicted of felonies that carry the potential of years in prison .” “It’s not over yet!” Stevens said yesterday . “ ...
Stevens' (and Palin's) next move
Political Animal —
... . "Ted Stevens served his constituents for over 40 years and I am disappointed to see his career end in disgrace," Ensign said. Oddly enough, Stevens doesn't see it that way . A defiant Sen. Ted Stevens is returning to Alaska on Wednesday to resume his re-election campaign, despite being convicted of felonies that carry the potential of years in prison. [...] Hours [after the conviction], the news had settled in. The guards were gone, the campaign ordered Moose's Tooth pizza for its workers and Stevens' backers started talking about what's next. "I think it will be a battle ...
Senator Intertubes Vows to Fight On
Agitprop: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Propaganda —
... Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) is returning to Alaska tomorrow to resume his re-election campaign, “despite being convicted of felonies that carry the potential of years in prison.” “It’s not over yet!” Stevens said yesterday. “ ...
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thinkprogress.org 10/28/2008 — Kos points to Alaska election law , which shows that Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) — who was convicted on seven felony charges today — can’t even vote for himself in November:
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Stevens Likely to Testify Thursday
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His wife, Catherine, is expected to begin testifying Wednesday afternoon and will likely portray the Alaska Republican as having little interest and ...
Ted Stevens
corner.nationalreview.com 10/27/2008 — has been found guilty.
I know that numbers in the Senate matter, but this is one seat I didn't care to win with. Republicans should have pressured him to resign long before today. But they, of course, didn't. And so here we are.
Trouble at the Stevens' trial
politico.com 10/27/2008 — The jury at Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-Alaska) corruption trial, now in its second day of deliberations over the senator's fate, has sent a note to Judge Emmet Sullivan complaining about the "violent outbursts" of one ...
Stevens could keep seat in Senate: Politics
adn.com 10/28/2008 — 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 ...
Stevens Trial Testimony Should End Monday
talkleft.com 10/20/2008 — Ted Stevens will return to the witness stand Monday as prosecutors continue their cross-examination. Although two senators testified for Stevens as character witnesses, a third has been in the audience lending his support: Larry Craig . You can ...
Stevens found guilty —
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The Washington Post writes, “Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, one of Congress's most powerful Republicans, was convicted yesterday of lying on financial disclosure forms to conceal his receipt of gifts and expensive renovations to his house, just ...
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