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| 2008-10-27 |
| Sen. Ted Stevens found guilty in corruption case By MATT APUZZO and JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON – Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska's political patriarch. The verdict, coming barely a week before Election Day, added further uncertainty to a closely watched Senate race. Democrats hope to seize the once reliably Republican seat as part of their bid for a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Stevens, 84, was convicted of all the charges he faced of lying about free home renovations and other gifts from a wealthy oil contractor. Jurors began deliberating last week. The senator showed no emotion as the jury foreman said "guilty" seven times. After the verdicts, Stevens sat in his chair and stared at the ceiling as attorney Brendan Sullivan put his arm around him. Stevens faces up to five years in prison on each count when he is sentenced, but under federal guidelines he is likely to receive much less prison time, if any. The judge originally scheduled sentencing for Jan. 26 but then changed his mind and did not immediately set a date. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #5 Him and Young as well. They are the Old Guard that Palin sought to force out. Now instead of stepping side, they've brought the roof down on our heads. Going to be 6 years before peopel get a chance to fix this mistake. The head of the GOP should be fired as should anyone else involved in keeping this POS running instead of putting Parnell in there. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-10-27 22:41 |
| #4 Trouble is that he's a Trunk. Had he been a Donk, then like NJ or MO the state judges would allow the party to put someone else into the seat with the nominee now unavailable just before election day regardless of what's written in the law. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-10-27 18:12 |
| #3 Yup, the hubris is amazing, isn't it. He's 84 and should have stepped aside anyway, but he couldn't think of whatever else he could do other than hang around Washington. Looks like he won't be doing that anyway, and now we have another D in the Senate. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2008-10-27 17:16 |
| #2 Thanks, Ted, for bringing your baggage with you into the general election. You could have stepped aside and let someone else run. Instead you are handing a safe (R) seat to the Dems. Well done. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2008-10-27 16:58 |
| #1 I hope Gov. Palin is looking at a 'Plan-B' about now. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-10-27 16:36 |