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Created by dipity on Oct 27, 2008
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...plane carrying nine people â including former Sen. Ted Stevens and former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe â crashed in southwest Alaska, killing five people on board, authorities said Tuesday. It was unclear whether Mr. Stevens or Mr. O'Keefe were among the...
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Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/plane-carrying-ex-sen-ted-stevens-crashes-5-dead/article1667913/?cmpid=rss1
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...effective of all pork-barrel lawmakersHis name is synonomous with Alaskan politics (CNN) -- The family of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, the iconic Alaska lawmaker, offered its prayers for the victims of an Alaska plane crash Tuesday amid news reports that...
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CNN
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/XjrflM7zPjw/index.html
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...Henry Schuelke to investigate whether gross prosecutorial misconduct tainted the government's case against Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska. At issue, whether prosecutors withheld critical evidence from the defense or whether the case was improperly...
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Huffington Post
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-abrahams/the-prosecution-of-ted-st_b_395771.html
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A federal judge Tuesday set aside the conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens.
A courtroom sketch shows ex-Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens at Tuesday proceedings, where he said he had "new hope."
The judge also initiated criminal contempt
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KTVU
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/ted.stevens/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
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Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens arrives at federal court in Washington on Tuesday.
An angry federal judge set aside the conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens on Tuesday, and will pursue criminal contempt charges against the Stevens prosecution team,
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The Politico
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/20992.html
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The public reaction to Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision last week to dismiss the indictment of former Senator Ted Stevens has been a little surprising. Instead of an outpouring of anger or frustration at Stevens getting off the hook, there has
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Columbia Journalism Review
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/poor_ted_stevens.php
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WASHINGTON—If, as expected Tuesday, a federal judge agrees to dismiss corruption charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens, it will wipe away the Alaska Republican's conviction and complete an embarrassing unraveling of the Justice Department's case.
But
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Boston Globe
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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/04/06/dismissal_will_erase_stevens_verdict_but_not_facts?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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The following appeared originally in The Washington Times of Monday, April 6.
This is what I wrote in this space on Jan. 9.
"Just the headline of this piece alone, I'll bet, shocks a number of people.
"Most people assume, or have concluded, that Sen.
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The Hill
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheHillsPunditBlog/~3/CvqWwGYsvPI/
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Hot Air
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/04/02/palin-to-begich-resign-and-face-stevens-again-in-a-new-election/
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The Justice Department’s stunning decision to drop all charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) had GOP senators hailing the news as a vindication while government watchdogs fretted over the impact on other corruption cases against public
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The Hill
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http://thehill.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81168&Itemid=70
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WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department said Wednesday it would drop corruption charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens because prosecutors withheld evidence from the senator's defense team during his trial.
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, leaves the
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Everything Alabama
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/04/feds_drop_case_against_former.html
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by Mark Silva and Josh Meyer, an updated report
The Justice Department plans to drop all charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens, the 85-year old Alaska Republican convicted last year of lying on Senate financial disclosure forms to conceal hundreds
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Chicago Tribune
http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/~3/jfVHFazDKuw/chi-040901-stevens,0,4395248.storylink
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...fact, I think within a decade or so this rather tragic ending will be suppressed in public memory and people will remember Ted Stevens for the tremendous positive contribution he made," he said, adding that Stevens will go down in history as a pillar of Alaska. Stevens...
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KTUU
http://www.ktuu.com/global/story.asp?s=9629203
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What happens to Alaska's notorious dependence on federal spending now that Ted Stevens' 40-year Senate career has come to a end? Without an "Uncle Ted" to redistribute America's wealth north and with an "Aunt Lisa" or "Uncle Mark" lacking his longevity
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Anchorage Daily News
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/606458.html
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A government witness who testified against convicted Sen. Ted Stevens has accused federal prosecutors of presenting false evidence during the Alaska Republican's corruption trial.
In a Nov. 15 letter to Judge Emmet Sullivan, David Anderson, who worked
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The Politico
http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/1108/Stevens_witness_accuses_DOJ_prosecutors_of_improper_behavior.html
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Sen. Ted Stevens said he was "proud of the campaign we ran, and regret that the outcome was not what we had hoped for."
Sen. Ted Stevens said he was "proud of the campaign we ran, and regret that the outcome was not what we had hoped for."
The longtime GO...
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Los Angeles Times
http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/~3/458959921/la-na-stevens-concession20-2008nov20,0,2282416.story
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The story of Ted Stevens, the six-term Alaska senator turned convicted felon, is a long one, made no shorter or less complicated by the extenuating circumstances of a yet-to-be-called election.
Just 12 days ago, Stevens held a 3,353 vote lead – or 1.5% – ...
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Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2008/nov/17/election-alaska-ted-stevens-senate
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The United States Senate is stocked with steroid-bolstered egos, short fuses, arrogance and sometimes even greed. Reporters
expect that. They know they might catch a certain lawmaker on a bad day.
Nearly
every journalist who's covered the Senate
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FOX News
http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/elections/~3/445948818/reporters-notebook-uncle-ted-stranger-confrontation
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To fully appreciate the magnificence of Ted Stevens, you have to go back a ways.
Stevens is the crotchety 84-year-old senator from Alaska who was convicted last week on seven charges of accepting graft, and promptly re-elected by the loyal folks
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National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/11/06/kelly-mcparland-the-political-glory-that-is-ted-stevens-senator-and-felon.aspx
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I hope Franken wins, but, I can't help seeing him as Stuart Smally in that blue sweater talking to the mirror about being good enough and smart enough. LOL
Well, Franken may not win (I know he's a buddy of yours, Mr Nichols), but the EMBARASSMENT
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The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/state_of_change/380659/franken_recount_in_minnesota_and_other_unsettled_senate_races
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STERLING, Alaska — Sen. Ted Stevens, days after a Washington D.C. jury found him
guilty of seven felonies, stood in the cold outside a senior center and rejected the possibility that a single Republican supporter in Alaska has turned against him.
"I
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/753040.html
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A hallmark of Stevens' corruption, though one that will never be subject to any kind of investigation, is how he took massive sums of money from the most disreputable sources and, through Northern Lights, his crooked PAC, distributed-- or laundered--
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Down With Tyranny!
http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2008/11/harry-reid-and-daniel-inouye-take-very.html
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The federal corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is scheduled to continue Monday, after the judge nearly declared a mistrial because of a series of mistakes by the prosecution. It was the latest wrinkle in a case that has fascinated Stevens'
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NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95356226
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Hundreds at airport cheer the senator, who declares his innocence and vows to fight verdict, win reelection. Looking fatigued but jubilant, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens returned home Wednesday, vowing to fight his conviction on federal corruption charges,
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Los Angeles Times
http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/436572168/la-na-stevens30-2008oct30,0,3382754.story
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Sen. Ted Stevens returned to Alaska on Wednesday for the first time since his conviction, telling a crowd of supporters he made a mistake but is not a criminal and needs their help to save his re-election.
"Like most people, I'm not perfect. I naively
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Anchorage Daily News
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/572441.html
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“If he did not do that … there is a 100 percent certainty that he would be expelled from the Senate.” … “The Senate would have zero tolerance for the continued service of a convicted felon,” McConnell said.
Only because the Senate is about to become
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Think Progress
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/29/mcconnell-stevens-resign/
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Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has been convicted of neglecting to reveal gifts on Senate disclosure forms.
Sen. Ted Steven's conviction of concealing thousands of dollars in gifts and services received from the head of an oil services
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
http://www.starbulletin.com/editorials/20081029_Bring_an_end_to_Sen_Ted_Stevens_disgraceful_conduct.html
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Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens certainly understands the value of a good gift.
“Uncle Ted,” as he is known to his Alaskan constituents, doled out $3.4 billion in federal earmarks for Alaska since 1995 — and certainly billions more since he was first
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The Register Guard
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/search/1639791-47/story.csp
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WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said today that Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has "broken his trust with the people" and should resign now that he has been convicted in a federal corruption case.
McCain’s running mate,
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Boston Herald
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bostonherald/~3/435075001/view.bg
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Well, hogs at the trough, kinda hard to tell one from another
Even I think some of these are cheap shots.
Did she take a bribe from Vesco or any of it's agents? did she make decisions as governor based on any donations they made to her? Did any bribe
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The Nation
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNationEdPicks/~3/MB4nbWuIk-U/377104
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(CBS/AP) 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'...
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CBS News
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http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsNational/~3/434962768/main4548608.shtml
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WASHINGTON — One of Sen. Ted Stevens' oldest friends and peers, a fellow World War II veteran and senator, led the charge Thursday to defend the Alaska Republican's character and integrity.
Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, the first defense witness in
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/744564.html
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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens had just been convicted of seven felonies, but Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye immediately said he will stand by the man he called "my brother."
The nation's longest-serving Republican senator, Stevens, 84, was found
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20081028_Inouye_stands_behind_convicted_senator.html
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WASHINGTON—For most politicians, a guilty verdict on seven felony counts -- eight days before an election -- would guarantee the end of a political career.
But Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is not like most politicians. After his conviction Monday on charges
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/10/28/stevens_faces_long_odds_in_senate_race?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Top+political+stories
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Ted Stevens ’ indictment in July failed to destroy his re-election campaign, but Alaskan political observers agree that Monday’s guilty verdict has pushed voter loyalty to the edge and threatens to end Stevens’ longtime career in the Senate.
Stevens
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CQ Politics
http://www.cqpolitics.com/news-000002979626
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...to submit a comment. The comment you have entered is too long. Please limit your post to {maxchars} characters or less. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was convicted on all seven charges of making false statements on Senate financial documents about gifts he...
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Indianapolis Star
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Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122511432019071771.html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Policy
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...where. In February 2003, Congress approved $3.75 million and the next year, after National Archives staff fretted to Stevens about speculators buying up land around the city and driving up prices, another $2.25 million. The next month, with the federal government...
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Anchorage Daily News
http://www.adn.com/election/story/568693.html
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...this number holds, although there are open Reublican seats in Fairbanks where Republican Cynthia Henry (a former staffer for Ted Stevens) has the advantage over Democrat Joe Paskvan, and in Anchorage where current Republican State Representative Kevin Meyer...
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Eye On '08
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Eyeon08com/~3/sNDBVq8m7i0/ak-sen-senate-filibuster-alaskas-political-landscape-in-the-hands-of-12-non-alaskan-jurors
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...WASHINGTON -- After a one-day delay in jury deliberations, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial will resume Monday morning with an alternate juror replacing the one who left last week for her father's funeral. Judge Emmet Sullivan paused the proceedings...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/742713.html
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...including more than $250,000 in home improvements to his cabin, not far from the Double Musky. Trial testimony indicated that Stevens granted Persons power of attorney to guide the home renovation. Among the many presents Stevens is charged with concealing...
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/10/25/ap_investigation_stevens_got_27m_for_pals_road?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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...and Begich, who earlier said he would keep his campaign focused on the issues, said Friday enough is enough and blasted Stevens' ethics, citing testimony from the trial. "Lets be clear how we got here; frankly, Senator Stevens has put himself into the position...
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Anchorage Daily News
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/567179.html
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...on the senator's financial disclosure forms. Of all the testimony offered during the four-week corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, perhaps the most revealing came from Stevens himself when he took the stand in his own defense Monday. Justice...
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Juneau Empire
http://juneauempire.com/stories/102308/opi_347531001.shtml
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...jury in the financial corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens is scheduled to begin deliberating Wednesday on whether the Alaska Republican will be convicted of criminal charges after 40 years in the Senate. His attorneys made a last plea during closing arguments...
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Washington Times
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Front-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/~3/428363509/
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...BALCE CENETA/The Associated Press Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, walks past journalists Tuesday as he leaves the U.S. District Court in Washington after closing arguments.AP WASHINGTON â This was one critical debate he could only sit and listen to. Ted Stevens,...
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SouthCoastToday.com
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081022/NEWS/810220366/-1/rss01
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WASHINGTON -- Prosecutors say Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens surrounded himself with friends who lavished gifts upon him and trusted him to keep quiet about it.
Prosecutor Joseph Bottini is delivering closing arguments in Stevens' corruption trial. Closings
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/734911.html
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...Monday. WASHINGTON (AP) After two years under FBI scrutiny, a month on trial and three days on the witness stand, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is about out of time to convince jurors of his innocence. A lot is riding on Tuesday's closing arguments: the reputation...
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USA Today
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/427394984/2008-10-21-stevens-trial-tuesday_N.htm
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...the witness stand, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) sat above a sea of dark suits in the federal courtroom last Friday. In front of a jury, he read out loud a handwritten note that he had sent in October 2002 to Bill Allen, CEO of the oil services company VECO. Thank...
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Roll Call
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_49/news/29429-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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...-- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens faced a second day of contentious questioning from prosecutors Monday, the last day of testimony in a trial that threatens to derail the Republican's storied Senate career. Stevens arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington on...
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Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122451182120650093.html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Policy
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...(AP) - A dour Sen. Ted Stevens returned to the witness stand Monday and sparred curtly with prosecutors in the final day of testimony at his corruption trial. The Senate's longest-serving Republican, Stevens is charged with lying on Senate forms about $250,000...
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Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/20/stevens-dour-in-final-hours-of-trial-testimony/
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