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Ted's connections with: Actions That Benefitted Ben’s ClientsBen Was Paid Over $70,000 By SEMCO Energy, Which Received $2 Million In Earmarked Federal Funds From Ted.Ben Was Paid Over $70,000 By SEMCO Energy, Which Received $2 Million In Earmarked Federal Funds From Ted. Ben StevensBen Stevens was born in 1959 and was appointed to the Alaska State Senate by former Gov. Tony Knowles in 2001. In 2005, he served as the Alaska State Senate President. Ted and Big TelecomIn 2006, while serving as the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Senator Ted Stevens pushed for a rewrite of the nation’s communications act that did not include nondiscrimination provision, known as ‘net neutrality.’ Ben’s Secret Fish Deal And Private Fish Industry FirmsFederal authorities investigating Ben Stevens and Sen. Ted Stevens are looking into the Alaska fishing industry for evidence of whether the powerful Republican pushed seafood legislation that benefited his lobbyist son. Alaska Fisheries Marketing BoardIn 2003, Sen. Ted Stevens created the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board through an appropriations bill, and his son, Ben, was appointed by the secretary of commerce, after being recommended by Ted Stevens, as the board’s founding chairman from 2003 until 2006. Republican Corruption Scandal Engulfs AlaskaFBI agents took 12 boxes of documents labeled “Evidence” from Ben Stevens’ legislative offices during raids that rocked Alaska in August 2006. Specific items named in the FBI search for seizure included garments bearing the logos or phrases: ‘CBC,’ ‘Corrupt Bastards Club,’ ‘Corrupt Bastards Caucus,’ ‘VECO.’” |
 
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Sen. Stevens got $2.7 million for pal’s road October 25, 2008 Stevens Took Campaign Contributions From Saddam Hussein Lobbyist October 15, 2008 NBC News covers Stevens trial and the Senate race September 26, 2008 When It Comes To The Wall Street Mess, Stevens Is Part Of The Problem In rare exchange with reporters, Palin avoids endorsing Sen. Ted Stevens’ political future September 25, 2008 
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