Ted Stevens has been a controversial U.S. Senator to many, but a powerful one that has steered billions of dollars to his home state of Alaska. A few years ago, his tirade over maintaining the funding for the infamous "bridge to nowhere" despite the needs of hurricane ravaged New Orleans created an embarassment for himself and the Senate as an institution. Now, the Senators career is threatened over personal favors done for him in violation of finance laws. Was Stevens a good senator? Can he remain one? Check out the article here:Friend's gifts could be Stevens' downfall Seattle Times Newspaper
Senate legend laid low by ethics scandal
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