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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/27/2008

Ted Stevens' conviction the crowning blow in a bad year for GOP senators

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More than a year ago, The Ticket noted how everything seemed to be coming up roses for the Democrats as the landscape took shape for 2008 Senate races. Now, with election day looming, the party caught still another break with the conviction this afternoon of the longest-serving Republican ...

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adn.com - 10/27/2008

Jury finds Stevens guilty of lying about gifts: Sen. Ted Stevens

— adn.com — 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, ... (more) Jury finds Stevens guilty of lying about gifts: Sen. Ted ...

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/27/2008

Stevens verdict: Palin reacts

— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (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 ... (more) Stevens verdict: Palin reacts

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thehill.com - 10/27/2008

Ensign: Stevens's career ends in 'disgrace'

— thehill.com — The Senate's chief GOP campaign strategist cut Sen. Ted Stevens loose Monday after the Alaska Republican was... convicted in his corruption trial. In a strongly worded statement, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), head of the National Republican Senatorial ... (more) Ensign: Stevens's career ends in 'disgrace'

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The Circular Firing Squad Begins Blasting Away... NRSC Blames McCain For Their Disaster
DownWithTyranny! — ... be looking for a likely scapegoat to blame for what he knows is coming a week from today. After all, the arch-reactionary Nevada Republican is the chairman of the NRSC and it's his job to make sure all the Republican Senate incumbents get re-elected, make sure the retiring Republicans are replaced with new Republicans, and then see if he can pick up some Democratic seats. He's failing-- miserably-- on all three charges. Earlier today he was looking to shift some blame onto Ted Stevens' corruption-- calling the twilight of the Senate's longest serving Republican's career a " ...

The Circular Firing Squad Begins Blasting Away... NRSC Blames McCain For Their Disaster
DownWithTyranny! — ... be looking for a likely scapegoat to blame for what he knows is coming a week from today. After all, the arch-reactionary Nevada Republican is the chairman of the NRSC and it's his job to make sure all the Republican Senate incumbents get re-elected, make sure the retiring Republicans are replaced with new Republicans, and then see if he can pick up some Democratic seats. He's failing-- miserably-- on all three charges. Earlier today he was looking to shift some blame onto Ted Stevens' corruption-- calling the twilight of the Senate's longest serving Republican's career a " ...