Alaska Democrats Call For End Of Bogus Poll On Palin Support Of StevensDoes The Alaska Republican Party Know Something The Rest Of Us Don’t – Has Palin Endorsed Indicted Senator Stevens? Alaska push poll ties Palin to StevensAlaska voters have been receiving misleading push polls informing them that Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed indicted GOP Sen. Ted Stevens’ reelection bid — an inaccurate statement Palin Claims To Be Reformer, But Will She Vote For Indicted Senator Stevens This November?Anchorage, Alaska – As Governor Sarah Palin prepares to take the national spotlight tonight on claims that she is a reformer who fought corruption in Alaska, where will she be on the reelection of indicted Senator Ted Stevens? Earlier this summer, Governor Palin appeared ready to endorse Senator Stevens for re-election, but in her new [...] Stevens’ trial will be in D.C.A federal judge on Wednesday turned down Sen. Ted Stevens’ request to move his corruption trial to Alaska, tying the 84-year-old Alaska Republican to a Washington, D.C., courtroom at the height of his re-election campaign 3,500 miles away. Stevens’ bid to move trial to AK deniedSen. Ted Stevens cannot move his corruption trial from Washington to his home state of Alaska, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a decision that could hamstring the powerful Republican’s re-election bid. Stevens setting up legal defense fundAs he faces the legal and political fight of his life, Ted Stevens now joins an elite Washington club as he creates a legal defense fund and begs money to help pay his lawyer bills. Stevens sets up fund to pay for legal billsSen. Ted Stevens is creating a legal defense fund to fight federal charges that he concealed more than $250,000 worth of gifts. The Alaska Republican has asked the Senate Ethics Committee to approve the fund, which would be administered by a trustee who could solicit donations to help the senator with his court fees, according [...] Stevens: Ethics Bill Doesn’t Apply To MeLast week, lawyers for Senator Ted Stevens filed several motions asserting that Senators are above the law and deserve special treatment, claiming that since the Department of Justice is part of the executive branch and cannot investigate Stevens or interview his staff since they are part of the legislative branch. Stevens’ attorneys went as far to say that only Congress can discipline a Senator who violates the law by lying on the financial disclosure forms. However, Stevens voted for the legislation which established the financial disclosure forms. In essence, Stevens’ defense is that legislation he supported is now unconstitutional, and therefore the case should be dismissed. Court filings reveal evidence against StevensSen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, quickly turned a $5,000 Florida condo investment into a profit of more than $100,000 in a questionable transaction that federal prosecutors would like to introduce as evidence at his trial next month on charges that he lied on financial disclosure forms. In And Out Of The Courtroom, The Case Against Senator Stevens Is GrowingThere’s no question it’s been a bad week for Senator Stevens. While his campaign continues to try and manufacture an image of maintaining support, Alaskans don’t seem to be buying it. A recent poll shows him down by 17 points and his campaign is struggling to raise money. Worst of all, The Department of Justice [...] FBI details case vs. senatorFBI agents spent years investigating Sen. Ted Stevens. They read his e-mails, searched his home and taped his phone conversations with his friends. Stevens flipped Fla. condo for $130K profit on $5K investmentThe nuggets of evidence in the Ted Stevens case are spilling out from the Department of Justice. Stevens: Senators Should Be Above The Law – Asks Federal Court For Special TreatmentOne day after U.S. Senator Ted Stevens’ defense attorneys complained to federal prosecutors about the quantity of evidence handed over through discovery, Stevens’ expensive Washington, DC lawyers filed seven motions asserting that members of Congress are above the law and deserve special treatment. The defense explains that federal investigators should not be able to investigate Stevens or interview his staff as part of the corruption probe. While Stevens has positioned himself asking for a speedy trial to prove his innocence before Election Day, his attorneys have spent the past two days attempting to delay the trial with motions that show their legal desperation. Charges against Sen. Stevens make change of venue to Alaska unlikelyThe legal scrap over where to try indicted Sen. Ted Stevens seems to be the battle that could decide the war. MEMO: Senator Ted Stevens Record On EducationMEMORANDUM Stevens Charges Leave Alaska Republicans in MeltdownBy Ken Fireman Stevens meltdownBy Markos Moulitsas Posted: 08/05/08 03:46 PM [ET] Acting on a hunch last December, I commissioned a nonpartisan Research 2000 poll of the 2008 Alaska Senate race. Although Daily Kos had ordered a number of polls of 2008 races, the Alaska survey appeared even to me to be a bit of a stretch. It tested Sen. [...] Stevens Scandal Goes NationalThursday, August 7, 2008 MEMO: Senator Ted Stevens Record On Social SecurityMEMORANDUM McCain rejects Stevens’ donationby The Associated Press Ted Stevens: RadioactiveThe Northern Lights Political Action Committee, a political vehicle of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has for years been a wellspring of campaign cash that made Republican candidates salivate. MEMO: Senator Stevens Record On Health CareMEMORANDUM Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to skip GOP conventionMatthew Daly/The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is skipping the Republican national convention. Alaska’s Military Families Deserve More Than A Photo-Op With Senator StevensStevens Joins President Bush In Fairbanks At Eielson Air Force Base Today After Voting Against Military Funding Last Week How an Alaska house re-do became a federal caseBy Richard Mauer |
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