Alaska’s US Senator Ted Stevens Has Been Indicted
U.S. officials say the Justice Department has indicted Alaska Senator Ted Stevens on charges related to a long-running investigation of business dealings in Alaska.
Stevens, who has served in the U.S. Senate for 40 years, is up for re-election this year, and Democrats view his seat as one of their top pick-up opportunities.
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Seven other Alaska politicians had previously been indicted in the FBI’s long-running investigation of political corruption, including state Sen. John Cowdery, chairman of the influential Legislative Council Committee. Cowdery resigned last week.
Stevens acknowledged in June 2007 that he was under investigation.
A month later, FBI agents raided his house in Girdwood, a suburb of Anchorage, after a wealthy Alaska businessman told prosecutors that he paid his employees to renovate the house.
Stevens has denied any wrongdoing. He announced last week that he would not attend next month’s Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.
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13 Responses to “Alaska’s US Senator Ted Stevens Has Been Indicted”
It's about time.
Stevens is a crook and I hope the GOP tosses him out on his rump.
His pal, Don Young is no prize either. Alaska is to the GOP what Louisiana is to the Dems- a political embarassment due to long-standing corruption. This is tragic for the Republican party's election hopes, which are already quite dim.
Stevens is the longest serving Senator in their party- so its quite a significant blow.
I agree with both comments.
Stevens has been an embarrassment for a long time. Lock him away.
Politics and CORRUPTION seem to go hand in hand!
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It's not ALL bad news for Ted. His popularity ratings in Louisiana shot up nearly 30 points today. Finally somebody to draw attention away from Dollar Bill Jefferson!
BOTH Stevens and Jefferson should have been out a long time ago. Anyone else wondering why these investigations drag on seemingly endlessly? Whatever happened to the indictment of Tom Delay?
Well, if he's tossed out, he can take up residence on K Street, can't he? The GOP seems not to have learned the anti-corruption part of the 2006 election results.
“Stevens is the longest serving Senator in their party”
It can be the basis Obama's ready response when his lack of experience and vagueness of what “change” should be are raised again. We know, he can say, what it shouldn't be.
McCain-Stevens 2008. Experience. Leadership. Say NO to change.
“twas the internet tubes what killed The Beast”…
Humor break. Thank you Ted Stevens.
Republicans eating their young; Here's another take on the indictment news:
http://www.greenfaucet.com/hanlons-pub/alaska-o…
Interesting take on the debacle.
DLS- He's getting a little long in the tooth for K St, LOL. But, you are right— too many lawmakers view their public service as a mere stepping stone to cashing in on the real goodies— which often makes a mockery of the very idea of public service. I think in a perfect world this type of outrage would be outlawed.
Will this be what turns remaining Republicans off, like the Foley affair in '06?