@ 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 [...]
@ September 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Although only in the senate for four years, Barack Obama has been found by the Center for Responsive Politics to be the No. 2 recipient of dirty money from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae lobbying efforts. Freddie/Fannie used the contributions to keep federal regulators at bay. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently required a federal [...]