fivethirtyeight.com - 11/6/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
Although Ted Stevens holds a small lead in
Alaska and is the favorite to retain his seat,
the outcome is not as inevitable as it might appear to be. Stevens currently holds a lead of 3,353 votes, or about 1.5 percent of the votes tallied so far. But, ...
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What In The Hell Happened in Alaska?
rollcall.com - 11/2/2008
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rollcall.com —
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was forced
into the middle of Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-Alaska) re-election
bid late Saturday night after a senior Senate Democrat endorsed Stevens and called on voters to disregard his seven-count felony conviction.
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Reid Says Stevens Cannot Serve
adn.com - 11/5/2008
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adn.com —
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was leading challenger Mark
Begich with most of the election returns in hand
Tuesday night, despite being found guilty of seven felonies and polls showing him in deep trouble. With more than 80 percent of the precincts ...
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Stevens leads Begich by thin margin: 2008 Election
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Ted Stevens' Final Appeal
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
I'm Innocent. Also, My Daughter Loves Me and I Bring Home the
Bacon
Offered without comment:
Is it just me, or is that Governor Palin who's pictured fuzzily
in the background as the quote from Wev Shea plays?
Will this be the video that turned the tide, or will it be Ted
Stevens' valedictory? We'll know in a matter of hours. ...
In TV Ad, Stevens Tries to Salvage 40-Year Career
News —
In TV Ad, Stevens Tries to Salvage 40-Year Career Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), fighting for his political career after being convicted of corruption-related charges last week, took to Alaska's airwaves in a two-minute political commercial to plead for Alaskans' votes. "These past few months have been difficult for all Alaskans, including my family. I deeply regret that," Stevens said, addressing the camera for almost the entirety of the ad. Stevens said that he is innocent, and asked for voters' support as he readies appeals. "Everyone has the right to a fair trial and an appeal, because sometimes innocent men are found guilty. This is one of those ...
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Ted Stevens can’t vote for himself.
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Jury finds Stevens guilty of lying about gifts: Sen. Ted Stevens
adn.com 10/27/2008 — 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, ...
Trouble at the Stevens' trial
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Sen. Ted Stevens guilty of felony charges
thehill.com 10/27/2008 — Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of all seven felony charges for making false statements. The verdict could spell the end of a 40-year Senate career for a man who rose to ...
Stevens Juror Lied to Be Dismissed —
Wash Post In Congress 11/4/2008
A juror who was dismissed from the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) after she told the judge that her father had died in California admitted in court yesterday that her excuse was a lie: She actually left town to attend a horse race.
Stevens Juror Lied to Be Dismissed —
Wash Post Federal Page 11/4/2008
A juror who was dismissed from the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) after she told the judge that her father had died in California admitted in court yesterday that her excuse was a lie: She actually left town to attend a horse race.
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