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GOP Scandal Of The Day

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been convicted of lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor. The Senate's longest-serving Republican, Stevens was found guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on Senate financial documents. And you thought Sarah Palin was the ...

You Get What You Vote For…

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

...or what's the matter with Alaskan voters? Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska won the Republican primary in his home state on Tuesday, soundly defeating six Republican challengers less than a month after he was indicted by a federal grand jury for concealing more than $250,000 in gifts from an oil services ...

Another Poster Child For Term Limits

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, the longest-serving Republican senator in United States history and a figure of great influence in Washington as well as in his home state, has been indicted in connection with a federal corruption investigation. Mr. Stevens, 84, was indicted on seven counts of failing to report income. ...