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WASHINGTON Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that threatened to end the 40-year career of Alaska's political patriarch in disgrace. The verdict, coming barely a week before Election Day , increased Stevens' difficulty in winning what already was ...
Stevens Found Guilty on All Counts
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/27/2008 — CNN reporting that Sen. Ted Stevens has been found guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on his financial disclosure forms.
We'll have more coming, so check back for updates.
Something to think about from the AP :
Stevens ...
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.
AK-Sen: Ted Stevens Found Guilty On All Counts
dailykos.com 10/27/2008 — From The Hill : Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of felony charges for making false statements. The verdict could spell the end of a 40-year Senate career for a man ...
BREAKING NEWS: Stevens Guilty
americablog.com 10/27/2008 — The Washington Post is reporting that Alaska Republican Ted Stevens has been found guilty in his corruption trial. This is yet another example of Republican's consistent use of government for their own personal gains. Good news for Stevens Democratic ...
Down the tubes
washingtonmonthly.com 10/27/2008 — DOWN THE TUBES.... Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the first sitting senator to endure a criminal trial in 27 years and an ally of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, was found guilty today on seven felony counts. Ted Stevens, the...
Ted Stevens Guilty
oliverwillis.com 10/27/2008 — Amen .
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.
The verdict, coming just days before Election Day, adds further uncertainty to a closely watched Senate race. Democrats ...
Palin On Stevens: "A Very Sad Day For Alaska"
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 10/27/2008 — From the tarmac at Richmond Airport, Sarah Palin issued a statement about the guilty decision in the Ted Stevens corruption case:
"Thanks for your patience there. It's a sad day for Alaska, and a sad day for Senator Stevens and his family. The ...
Stevens Convicted On All Counts
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.
The verdict, coming just days before Election Day, adds further ...
McCain calls for Stevens to resign.
thinkprogress.org 10/28/2008 — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) today called for Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) to step down after yesterday’s conviction on seven felony counts :
Yesterday, Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty of corruption. It is a sign of the health of our democracy ...
Ted Stevens can’t vote for himself.
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:
I was convicted of a felony, but have served my time and am ...
McConnell on Stevens: 'This is a sad but serious day'
politico.com 10/28/2008 —
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who is up for re-election next week, issued this statement following the conviction of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) on seven corruption counts:
“This is a sad but serious day. Sen. ...
Shayana Kadidal: Can Ted Stevens vote for himself? Not anymore.
huffingtonpost.com 10/28/2008 — The New York Times reports, correctly, that Sen. Stevens can run for reelection despite his convicted felon status:
"Despite being a convicted felon, [Sen. Ted Stevens] is not required to drop out of the race or resign from the Senate. If he wins ...
Ted Stevens' First Day As a Convicted Felon —
TPMMuckraker
Yesterday, in an unanimous decision, the jury in the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens found the seven-term senator guilty on seven count of false statements . The verdict made Stevens, the longest serving Republican in the Senate, a convicted felon and one of only five in all of history to be ...
McCain Calls For Ted Stevens To Step Down —
Firedoglake
In a statement released today, Sen. John McCain has called for recently convicted Sen. Ted "Toobz" Stevens to step down :
Yesterday, Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty of corruption. It is a sign of the health of our democracy that the people continue to hold their ...
McCain to Ted Stevens: Quit Senate —
The Swamp
by Frank James
Sen. John McCain and Sen. Ted Stevens are said not to be very friendly. During better daysMcCain, the Republican presidential nominee, got under Stevens' skin for being a constant critic of earmarks, including Stevens' "bridge to nowhere."
So it was no surprise that McCain ...
Sarah Palin and Ted Stevens —
Swampland
Marc Ambinder finds Sarah Palin's silence on whether Ted Stevens should resign to be "curious," and wonders:
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 ...
McCain: Stevens must go —
Politico Live's Blogs
Last night Sarah Palin nudged onetime pal Ted Stevens toward the exit -- today John McCain booted him out the door.
Which will raise the inevitable question: Are they on the same page Ted-wise?
The statement:
"Yesterday, Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty of corruption. It is a ...
Ted Stevens Convicted on Corruption Charges —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in that body, has been convicted of seven felony counts related to corruption and covering up said corruption.
Shortly before 4 p.m., the jury convicted the 84-year-old senator for making false statements by failing to report more than ...
Ted Stevens' conviction —
Betsy's Page
Ted Stevens is one GOP senator I certainly won't miss. The Washington Post points out the pettiness of the gifts that Stevens has been convicted of accepting.The amount of freebies that Mr. Stevens accepted to renovate his Alaska "chalet" is significant, but the individual components -- a Viking ...
Ted Stevens Convicted —
Rhymes With Right
I said it over the summer when he was first indicted -- Ted Stevens' corruption necessitates his departure from the US Senate. There remain serious issues for appeal, though, given the amount of prosecutorial misconduct during this trial. He may...
Sen. Ted Stevens guilty on all charges —
Majikthise
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Bye Bye Senator Ted Stevens —
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Senator Ted Stevens, R-Alaska
Adios, Senator Ted Stevens.
Democrat pick up of this normally safe GOP seat.
Why didn’t the GOP replace Stevens prior to the GOP primary election?
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AK Senator Ted Stevens: Guilty As Charged! —
PoliPundit.com
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has been found guilty of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 counts and could face 5 years in the 'Big House':
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was convicted today on seven counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in improper gifts he received from 1999 ...
Ted Stevens Guilty On All Charges —
Newshoggers.com
By Cernig
The end came faster than I thought it would. Stevens, 84, was found guilty on all seven counts of lying on Senate disclosure forms to hide more than $250,000 in home renovations and other gifts from the head of Alaska oil services company VECO Corp .
Stevens, who had ...
BREAKING NEWS: Ted Stevens found guilty —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings Pardon my Schadenfreude , but... woo-hoo! Here's CNN : A jury found U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska guilty Monday of all seven counts in his federal corruption trial. The jury found Stevens guilty of "knowingly and willfully" scheming to conceal on Senate ...
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