Ted Stevens Loses Senate Seat

18 Nov

Posted by MacRanger as 2008 Election, News

Gives the Dems 58, but that should be about it.
“ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn’t survive a conviction on federal corruption charges. His defeat by Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich [...]

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Senator Stevens Convicted - That was Fast! What about William Jefferson?

27 Oct

Posted by MacRanger as 2008 Election, Barack Obama, News

Seems the wheels of justice move fast when it’s a GOPer.
“Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was convicted Monday of all seven felony charges for making false statements.
The verdict could spell an ignominious end to the political career of a man who rose to be [...]