yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/20/2008
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I cannot believe that (a) Ted Stevens got a standing ovation from his fellow senators, and (b) Harry Reid is now delivering an ode to him. I mean, the man’s a criminal. Senatorial courtesy is a really bizarre institution.
washingtontimes.com - 11/19/2008
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By: woody STEELE YOU ARE RIGHT ON.. THE
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EXCLUSIVE: Steele chastises 'country club' GOP
thinkprogress.org - 11/20/2008
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Today, Ted Stevens — Alaska’s defeated Republican senator
and a convicted felon — was granted time on...
the Senate floor to deliver his farewell speech. Stevens said that he still can’t believe that he’s “privileged ...
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Senate Throws Good-Bye Party For Ted Stevens, Gives ...
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That's Nothing
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
At what's amazing is that Ted Stevens is far from the worst example of misplaced senetorial courtesy -- let us not forget Kindly Ol' Strom Thurmond, for example.
Senate Throws Good-Bye Party For Ted Stevens, Gives Convicted Felon A Standing Ovation
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... Matt Yglesias writes: “I cannot believe that (a) Ted Stevens got a standing ovation from his fellow senators, and (b) Harry Reid is now delivering an ode to him. I mean, the man’s a criminal. Senatorial courtesy is a really bizarre institution.” ...
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... ; after which the senator, who was found guilty on seven counts of criminal corruption; is greeted with a standing ovation that lasts almost a full minute (even though it is a violation of Senate rules and custom to give standing ovations); and two extra hours are given over for senators to make 10-minute speeches about “Uncle Ted.” ...
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news.yahoo.com 11/21/2008 — Politico - Ted Stevens — the longest-serving Republican senator in history — bid farewell to the Senate on Thursday. Although he leaves under criminal conviction, the 85-year-old Alaskan said the future is still bright.
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CNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
Stevens bid farewell on the Senate floor Thursday.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, a fixture in the U.S. Senate for nearly 40 years, gave a brief farewell to fellow senators Thursday, adding that he is confident he ...
Out with the old? —
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