CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Sen. Stevens

CORRUPTION-TAINTED ALASKA SENATOR CONCEDES DEFEAT

20 Nov 2008 // ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AFP) — Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in US Senate history, conceded defeat in his re-election bid when voters turned against him after a graft scandal.

GOP Unsure of When to Punish Stevens

SOURCE: Manu Raju // The Hill

14 Nov 2008 // Sen. Ted Stevens's (R) unsettled Senate race has put Republicans in a tough spot as they prepare to debate his future next week.

Many Republicans say they shouldn't allow a convicted felon to return to their conference, but they are unsure whether to kick him out before the Alaska Senate race is called.

Prosecutors Ask Judge to Reject Stevens' Dismissal Request

SOURCE: Paul Singer // Roll Call

20 Oct 2008 // Federal prosecutors urged the judge in the criminal trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to reject the Senator’s most recent motion for dismissal, arguing Sunday that in filing the motion, the defense violated the judge’s prohibition on publicizing previously secret grand jury testimony.

SENATORS: Annual disclosure highlights income, expenses.

SOURCE: Erika Bolstad // Anchorage Daily News

14 Jun 2008 // U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens owes the law firm of Williams & Connolly as much as $50,000 for legal work connected to the federal investigation into renovations at his home in Girdwood overseen by a company whose executives have pleaded guilty to bribing state lawmakers.

TIMING: History shows charges aren't often filed in months leading up to vote.

SOURCE: Richard Mauer // Anchorage Daily News

28 May 2008 // Members of Congress who faced felony charges since 1980 and the timing of their indictments with elections. Campaigning under the cloud of federal investigations is tough enough, but could Sen. Ted Stevens or Rep. Don Young have the added worries of an indictment before they face the voters? More»

Alaska did better than anticipated on Capitol Hill

SOURCE: R.A. Dillon // Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

30 Dec 2007 // Alaska fared better than expected on Capitol Hill in 2007, despite initial apprehension that Democrats’ ascension to the majority in both chambers of Congress would diminish the effectiveness of the state’s Republican delegation.