Ted Stevens

On Gov. Palin All the Lies Fit to Print

By Warner Todd Huston It seems that Froma Harrop of Creator's Syndicate news service was on vacation from just about five days before the general election until today and she's just catching up on all the Palin hatin' she must...

Lame-duck Congress produces few results

Congressional lame-duck sessions are notoriously unproductive, and this one is no exception. The Democratic leadership came back after the election with three goals -- a bailout for the automobile industry, a second economic...

Polls Open in Runoff, All Eyes on Georgia

ATLANTA -- Despite the fact that it's Georgia's race, the whole nation is concerned with how the US Senate runoff election turns out. Over the past few months, Georgia voters have been peppered with ads and big names stumping...

Anchorage union deals made public: 'SIDE AGREEMENTS': City bypassed the Assembly to modify labor...

Dec 02, 2008 (Anchorage Daily News - City executives have changed parts of union contracts some 144 times since 2000 without getting the required go-ahead from the Anchorage Assembly, according to a draft report by the city's...

Palin still eyeing Senate?

Since Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens lost to Democratic challenger Mark Begich, Gov. Sarah Palin won't get a chance to take over Stevens' seat, as some observers had speculated she might want to do. But Palin might still have her eye...

Judge Postpones Hearing on Witness in Stevens's Trial

A federal judge has postponed a hearing scheduled for today into allegations by a witness that he received extensive help from prosecutors before he testified in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). The witness...

Will Bush pardon Stevens?

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) hasn’t yet joined the gallery of notorious felons, small-time crooks and aggrieved innocents seeking pardons from President Bush, but it appears he’ll have the support of some of his...

Ideas award goes to author

To fight corruption, you have to understand its root causes. That's the thesis of Michael Johnston, a political science professor at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., and the 2009 winner of the University of Louisville's...

In the World of Politics: Is everyday turkey day? (former NY Governor Spitzer)

According to CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider, it is. Turkeys are foolish creatures -- overstuffed, noisy and self-important. A lot like the politicians on our list of Turkeys of the Year. Schneider's "Here they are...

Pardon for Stevens has some Senate support

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), a widely respected member of the Judiciary Committee, says he would be happy to lead the drive for a pardon for Sen. Ted Stevens -- even though Stevens hasn't asked President Bush for one.

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