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Ted Stevens stories: 82 news summaries

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 Stevens Turned Down Plea Deal 

And then he got convicted! Bet he feels dumb...

Apr 14, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Ted Stevens rejected a plea bargain that would have kept him out of prison, according to newly released transcripts. In a July 31 conference, Stevens’ attorney, Brendan Sullivan, said prosecutors had offered to keep Stevens out of jail in exchange for one felony plea, but that Stevens had turned... More »

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Ted Stevens • plea bargain • Brendan Sullivan • Brenda Morris

Holder Changes Ethics Boss at Justice Dept.

Move comes one day after judge's criticism over Stevens case

Apr 8, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says he's shifting some office heads at the Justice Department and putting a career Washington prosecutor in charge of the internal ethics unit. Mary Patrice Brown will lead the Office of Professional Responsibility, which drew criticism from a federal judge this week for the handling of... More »

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ethics • Department of Justice • Ted Stevens • federal judges • Eric Holder • President Obama

OPINION

In Stevens Case, Justice Was Served After All

Ruling in court of public opinion trumps court
of law's dismissal

Apr 8, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Stevens and his lawyers were awfully indignant yesterday for a crew that had just won. “You’d think there would be jubilation,” said Stevens’ attorney. Instead, “it was revulsion, revulsion turned to anger,” Brendan Sullivan raged. Stevens himself lamented that “consequences…can never be... More »

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Department of Justice • corruption • prosecutorial misconduct • Ted Stevens • justice • Brendan Sullivan • Brenda Morris • Dana Milbank • William Welch

Judge Nixes Stevens Conviction, Targets Feds

Vows prosecutors will face contempt charges

Apr 7, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Washington judge officially set aside Ted Stevens' conviction today, and vowed to pursue criminal contempt charges against the Justice Department prosecutors who bungled the case against the former senator, Politico reports. Emmet Sullivan berated prosecutors for withholding potentially crucial evidence: “In 25 years on the bench, I have... More »

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Department of Justice • corruption • Ted Stevens • Emmet Sullivan

Alaska GOP Calls for Senate Race Do-Over

Palin, party leader say Stevens would have won without felony raps

Apr 3, 09 1:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The head of Alaska's Republican Party is calling for Democratic Sen. Mark Begich to step down and clear the way for a new election now that felony misconduct charges have been dropped against former Sen. Ted Stevens, reports the Anchorage Daily News. Stevens would not have lost in November if... More »

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Alaska • Senate • Ted Stevens • special election • Sarah Palin • Mark Begich • Board of Elections

ANALYSIS

 Stevens Not Likely 
 to Recover Legacy  

Senator unlikely to restore reputation

Apr 2, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Legally, Ted Stevens is off the hook. But it's unlikely he'll be able to regain his stature, or the Senate honors he might otherwise have been afforded, Laurie Kellman writes for the AP. His peers were notably restrained in response to yesterday's news that Justice is likely to void the... More »

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Alaska • corruption • prosecutorial misconduct • Ted Stevens • Orrin Hatch • Daniel Inouye • US Senate

(Newser) - Attorney General Eric Holder intends to drop all charges against Ted Stevens, Justice Department officials tell NPR. Sentencing for Stevens, convicted of failing to disclose gifts from constituents, has been delayed for months as the judge berated the Justice Department for prosecutorial misconduct, including withholding evidence from the defense. Given... More »

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Department of Justice • Ted Stevens • Eric Holder

DOJ Pulls Prosecutors Off Stevens Case

Judge finds lawyers
in contempt for withholding documents

Feb 17, 09 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The Justice Department has yanked the team that prosecuted Ted Stevens off any future action in the case, Politico reports, after the judge found four of the lawyers—including chief prosecutor Brenda Morris—in contempt. Morris and company raised the judge’s ire by withholding documents related to FBI agent... More »

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Department of Justice • Alaska • FBI • Ted Stevens • prosecutors • whistleblower • witness • corruption trial • Mary Beth Kepner

Agent, Witness in Stevens Case Had a Fling, Defense Says

Ted's team wants new trial over secret-sharing

Jan 27, 09 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Lawyers for former Sen. Ted Stevens say the head FBI agent in his corruption case got a little too cozy with a key witness against Stevens, Politico reports. The defense lawyers cite an FBI whistleblower's memo that “strongly suggests that the inappropriate relationship” between the agent and an oilman... More »

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Alaska • FBI • Ted Stevens • Bill Allen • senator • whistleblower • witness • corruption trial • Mary Beth Kepner

Sen. Murkowski Asked Bush for Stevens Pardon

Friends say former senator would rather clear name through courts anyway

Jan 21, 09 1:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski asked President Bush to pardon former Alaska Republican colleague Ted Stevens, the Anchorage Daily News reports. But Stevens would rather fight his corruption conviction in court, friends say, because he felt a pardon would taint his legacy. Murkowski wrote that she did not want to see Stevens,... More »

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Alaska • FBI • corruption • presidential pardon • Ted Stevens • pardon • George W. Bush • President Obama • Lisa Murkowski

FBI Agent Got Cozy With Sources in Stevens Probe

Agent wore skirt in court to please source; others gave her husband a job, painting of dog

Jan 15, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - New details emerged yesterday in an ethics complaint against an FBI investigator in the corruption probe that took down former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Anchorage Daily News reports, including allegations the female agent wore a skirt in court to please a source. Mary Beth Kepner is also alleged to... More »

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Alaska • FBI • corruption • Ted Stevens • Mary Beth Kepner • Chad Joy

OPINION

 Politicians We'll Miss in 2009 

Cheney's delightful brand of unrepentant evil simply unequaled

Dec 26, 08 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The election is over, a political era is ending, and a number of this year's frequent headline-makers will step out of the spotlight in 2009. Politico gets misty-eyed about its favorites:
  • Dick Cheney: Who else would tell a senior senator to “go f*** himself”? Who else, when
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Dick Cheney • politics • Chuck Hagel • William Jefferson • list • Ted Stevens • Alan Colmes

Sans Stevens, Lobbyists Down a Sugar Daddy

Hard times fall on careers that hinged
on access to Ted

Dec 22, 08 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Some Alaskans make a living off of oil piped from the Arctic. Others, for years, have made it off of federal money, piped from DC by former Sen. Ted Stevens. But with Uncle Ted's downfall, lobbyists who traded on their access to him face disaster, the New York Times reports.... More »

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Alaska • corruption • Ted Stevens • lobbyists

Stevens Won't Rule Out Pursuing Prez Pardon

Convicted senator may seek clemency from Bush

Nov 27, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Even as Ted Stevens appeals of his seven-count felony conviction, the disgraced senator isn't ruling outthe possibility of seeking a pardon from President Bush, the Anchorage Daily News reports. "If I were counsel to him, I would encourage him," says Alaska's former US attorney, a Stevens supporter. "... More »

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Congress • Alaska • Republican • corruption • presidential pardon • Ted Stevens • pardon • senator • George W. Bush

 Stevens Yields 
 the Floor a Last Time 

Alaska Republican closes 'privileged' 40-year tenure

Nov 20, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Ted Stevens said goodbye to colleagues in the US Senate today, ending a 40-year career after losing his Alaska re-election bid and being convicted on corruption charges, the Anchorage Daily News reports. “I really must pinch myself to fully understand that I’m privileged to speak on the floor... More »

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Alaska • Senate • corruption • Ted Stevens • conviction • pork

 Stevens Concedes, 
 Won't Seek Recount 

Longest-serving GOP senator makes no mention of corruption conviction

Nov 19, 08 4:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Republican Ted Stevens conceded the Alaska Senate race today, bringing an end to a 40-year political career that culminated in scandal, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Stevens congratulated his Democratic opponent, Mark Begich, apparently deciding that a recount would be futile given his deficit of more than 3,700 votes. More »

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Alaska • Senate • Ted Stevens • Election 2008 • Mark Begich

 Begich Defeats  
 Stevens in 
 Alaska Race  

Dems pick up another Senate seat; no word from GOP on recount

Nov 18, 08 8:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Democrat Mark Begich has ousted Ted Stevens in Alaska's Senate race, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Begich widened his lead to 3,724 votes, with only 2,500 left to be counted. The Stevens camp has not said whether it will request a recount, which would take place in early... More »

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Alaska • Ted Stevens • Election 2008 • Mark Begich

 GOP Delays Vote 
 to Oust Stevens 

GOP senators wait for race to be decided

Nov 18, 08 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Senate Republicans will wait until Alaska announces a victor in the still-tight race for Ted Stevens' seat before voting on whether he will be allowed to keep it. The last batch of ballots in the race is expected to be counted today, as the longest-serving conservative senator—who trails by... More »

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Alaska • Republican • Senate • corruption • Ted Stevens • senator

Congress Girds for Post-Election Rumbles

Will address new leaders, Detroit bailout, Stevens, Lieberman

Nov 16, 08 2:06 PM CST
(Newser) - A new Congress takes office Jan. 6 and a new Oval Office occupant two scant weeks later, but the old Congress has plenty on its plate when it reconvenes next week, reports Reuters. The session will focus mainly on the economy, especially the auto industry, but legislators also must appoint... More »

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Congress • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • House of Representatives • Joe Lieberman • US automakers • bailout • US Senate

Begich Pushes Lead Over Stevens to 1,022

Incumbent's safer regions counted Friday; still 24,000 ballots to go

Nov 15, 08 7:48 AM CST
(Newser) - In the Alaska senatorial race, Democrat Mark Begich has stretched his lead over GOP stalwart (and convicted felon) Ted Stevens to 1,022, with over 90% of votes counted, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Some 24,000 ballots remain to be tallied, but yesterday’s results, from typically pro-Stevens areas,... More »

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Alaska • Ted Stevens • Senate race • Mark Begich • counting

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