@ October 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
It’s official. Sen. Ted Stevens is a dirty politician. A federal jury found Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska guilty today on seven charges that he lied about free renovations and other gifts given to him by oil contractor VECO Corp. Sen. Stevens is about a week away from his bid to extend his 40 [...]
@ October 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On 10/10/08 Colin Powell praised Alaska Senator Ted Stevens’ sense of honor at his trial on corruption charges. Powell praised his “sterling” reputation for honesty and integrity. There is allegation that Stevens lied on Senate forms to conceal Allen’s gifts.
Federal prosecutors have accused Stevens of trying to hide more than $250,00 in renovations to his [...]
@ October 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Senators Teddy Kennedy (D-MA) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) have introduced a bill aimed at adding extra protections for legal and illegal workers in the face of increased enforcement raids by ICE. ICE has arrested more than 2000 people in raids in NJ this year alone. Introduced on 9/25/08, and drafted with help from the ACLU, [...]
@ October 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Democrats in Congress are planning to call Congress back after the election to pass $150 billion stimulus package. Key provisions would be extending unemployment benefits, food stamps, nd a tax rebate. House dems will hold an economic recovery forum on 10/13/08. However, if they try to pass before inauguration likely to be blocked by Senate [...]