The bungled trial of former GOP Sen. Ted Stevens tainted more than just the Justice Department. It probably tipped the balance of a close election, and the fallout from that is far from over. Complete Story...
If, as expected Tuesday, a federal judge agrees to dismiss corruption charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens, it will wipe away the Alaska Republican's conviction and complete an embarrassing unraveling of the Justice Department's case.
Former Sen. Ted Stevens may be clear of legal problems, but his future as an Alaska elected official could be over.
Reactions to the Justice Department's decision to drop all charges against the convicted former-Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
Faced with embarrassing revelations about withheld evidence, the Justice Department on Wednesday moved to reverse the conviction of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who lost his bid for re-election just days after a jury found that he had lied about gifts and home renovations.
The extensive papers collected by former Sen. Ted Stevens during his 40-year career will be housed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
The Justice Department is assigning the corruption case of former Sen. Ted Stevens to a different legal team to handle allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.
A witness in convicted Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial has told the judge he never would have testified if he'd known he did not have immunity from prosecution.
Convicted Sen. Ted Stevens has temporarily lost his license to practice law in the District of Columbia, a decision that could become permanent after further proceedings.
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens asked a judge Friday to give him a new trial or throw out his felony conviction, saying his trial had many "deficiencies."
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens conceded defeat Wednesday in a re-election bid shadowed by his federal felony conviction, a bitter end to a four-decade career in which he held a commanding place in state politics and on some of the most influential congressional committees in Washington.
One of the government's witnesses against convicted Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska says he didn't tell the truth on the stand about an immunity deal with the Justice Department in exchange for his testimony. But federal prosecutors said Friday that his current story is the false one.
Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, a stalwart of Alaska politics who was convicted of felony charges last month, fell further behind his Democratic rival Friday, and most remaining ballots come from parts of the state that have favored the challenger.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday she would consider serving in the Senate if God gave her the opportunity and Alaskans wanted her to take the job. The state's senior senator, Republican Ted Stevens, fell behind as the count resumed in his re-election bid.
A week after Election Day, about 30 percent of the Alaska votes that will decide the fate of convicted U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens haven't been counted.
If Sen. Ted Stevens prevails in his tight re-election bid, he might be able to thank his reputation for bringing home the bacon.
Sen. Ted Stevens says he is not a convicted felon, at least until the appeal process is over.
A defiant Sen. Ted Stevens returned to his home state Wednesday a convicted felon, telling cheering supporters at an airport that bears his name that he's innocent and vowing he will be vindicated.
Sen. Ted Stevens is asking the Justice Department to investigate the conduct of federal prosecutors who participated in the trial that led to his conviction for lying about home renovations and gifts he received from a wealthy businessman.
GOP Sen. Ted Stevens' felony conviction won't block him from casting a vote for himself in Tuesday's election.
- The Ted Stevens guilty verdict can be viewed through a variety of prisms.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Tuesday that Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has "broken his trust with the people" and should resign now that he has been convicted in a federal corruption case.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain called Tuesday for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to resign in the aftermath of his felony convictions in a federal corruption case, saying the longtime Republican "has broken his trust with the people."
A growing chorus of Republicans on Tuesday called for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to resign from a seat he's held for four decades after his conviction on seven felony charges.
Sen. Ted Stevens gambled by asking for a speedy trial, betting a high-powered defense team, some sterling character witnesses and his unblemished record as Alaska's political patriarch would get him a pre-election acquittal on corruption charges.
Alaskans fondly call longtime Sen. Ted Stevens their "Uncle Ted" for his ability to steer gobs of federal money to his home state, but his conviction in a corruption case Monday had many residents crying: "Throw the bum out."
Just when I think Sarah Palin must have gone off her meds... she demonstrates she has...
Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin said newly elected Democratic Sen. Mark Begich should resign because he won the race against former GOP Sen. Ted Stevens amid corruption charges that were dropped Wednesday by the Department of Justice.
Again, you have to do some digging to get the facts about the Ted Stevens sham of a suspiciously timed prosecution of a sitting United States Republican senator.
During a radio interview yesterday, corrupt Congressman Don Young (R-AK) expressed his hope that the corrupt former Senator from Alaska, Ted Stevens, might make a run against the corrupt Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin.
Attorney General Eric Holder dropped a corruption case against ex-Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens on Wednesday, saying prosecutors blew it by failing to share evidence.
It is a good day for Justice. Attorney General Eric Holder has dropped charges against former Alaskan senator Ted Stevens as Stevens awaited sentencing in the well publicized political corruption case.
The Justice Department moved on Wednesday morning to drop all charges against former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, who narrowly lost his seat last year shortly after being convicted on seven felony counts of ethics violations.
The Justice Department moved on Wednesday morning to drop all charges against former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, who narrowly lost his seat last year shortly after being convicted on seven felony counts of ethics violations.
The Bush administration came to an end Tuesday, and with it went the chance of a pardon for Alaska's most powerful political figure since statehood, Ted Stevens.
50. Barack Obama
To get elected in Alaska to the United States Senate as a Democrat sometimes requires not acting like one. Talk up drilling for oil in wildlife refuges. Talk up gun rights. Insist that those liberals who control Congress will never push you around.
Republican Sen. Ted Stevens address the Senate for a finale time today. He was saluted with a standing ovation by his Senate colleagues.
A Satirical Review by Shannyn Moore:
In a painfully poignant moment reminiscent of the fall of yesteryear's Senate giants, Republican Ted Stevens has spoken and yielded the floor for the last time.
Sen. Ted Stevens conceded the election for U.S. Senate to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich today, bringing to an end his 40 years as the dominant force in Alaska politics. Stevens' office issued a written statement just before noon Alaska time.
Mark Begich had every candidate's fantasy - a seemingly unbeatable opponent who became embroiled in scandal at the height of the campaign.
I'm seeding this article for a number of reasons. First - it gives us a perspective of Alaska and Alaskans that differs from that which we may have developed based simply on Palin.
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) defeated Sen. Ted Stevens, ending the tenure of the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, after the counting of more ballots yesterday gave him a larger lead than the number of votes still untallied, Alaska elections officials said.
(CNN) -- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Republican lawmaker convicted on felony corruption charges in October, appears to have lost his bid for re-election to Democrat Mark Begich, according to a release from Begich's campaign and unofficial results from state officials.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a conviction on federal corruption charges.
Just heard that the Associated Press has finally called the US Senate race in Alaska between Mark Begich (D) and Ted Stevens (R). With nearly all the votes counted, Begich has over a 2500 vote lead.
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich's lead over Sen. Ted Stevens is growing in today's ballot count in the race for U.S. Senate. The latest numbers, issued just before 1 p.m., show Begich up by 2,374 votes.
In their GOP conference meeting today, Senate Republicans punted "on the thorniest question – whether to formally expel Sen. Ted Stevens from their ranks."
As bizarre as it may seem, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's presidential ambitions for 2012 hang to a considerable degree on her state's U.S. Senate race, a contest that could be decided this week
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is reportedly calling his Republican colleagues in the hope of shoring up support before an expected vote Tuesday on whether to expel him from the Conference because of his seven felony convictions.
More than 90 percent of the votes are now counted, and Friday's count of absentee and questioned ballots could have been Stevens' best chance to make a comeback.