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Stevens Gulity

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Posted on October 27, 2008 - 3:18pm at Post Politics
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From First Read:

A jury found Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (R) guilty on all seven counts in his federal corruption trial. He was convicted of lying about $250,000 of gifts and renovations on his Alaska home.

Stevens could walk over indictment error?

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Posted on October 27, 2008 - 1:01pm at KnoxVIews
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AP:

Jurors in Ted Stevens' corruption trial discovered a mistake in the Alaska senator's indictment Monday, an embarrassing gaffe for Justice Department prosecutors that could benefit the senator.

Just an honest mistake. Nothing to see here. Move along now.

The Most Ethical Congress Ever!

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Posted on August 5, 2008 - 6:24am at Terry Frank
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Michelle Malkin has an amazing video at her website.  Check it out.  Great work!  I love the expression on Jefferson’s face.  It says something like: “Oh hell no, you just didn’t say what I think you said!  I’m a Congressman!!

Giving Justice The Finger

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Posted on June 30, 2008 - 12:07pm at Post Politics
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John Ford has done it in many ways over the years but never quite so literal:

Jury selection in the federal corruption trial of former Tennessee state Sen. John Ford was delayed in Nashville this morning after Ford’s defense attorney was hospitalized over the weekend.

Bredesen To Testify In Ford Trial

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Posted on June 23, 2008 - 3:36pm at Post Politics
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Ken Whitehouse on the breaking development in former Senator John Ford’s corruption trial.

SEE ALSO: Humphrey

Another Memphis Pol To The Pokey

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Posted on June 19, 2008 - 7:59am at Post Politics
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From the Memphis Daily News:

Former Shelby County Board of Commissioners member Joe Cooper was sentenced Wednesday to six months in prison and six months of house arrest for helping drug dealers launder their drug money.

John Ford Lets His Shoulder Lien

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Posted on June 6, 2008 - 3:18pm at Post Politics
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From the Commercial Appeal:

Already in prison for bribery and facing another corruption trial this month, former state senator John Ford can add this to his woes: Tax trouble.

Ford Ain’t Out Of The Woods Yet

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Posted on May 22, 2008 - 10:46am at Post Politics
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A Ford family member beat charges of bribery and extortion yesterday in his Memphis trial but he still has a federal beef pending:

Uh-Oh! Is Obama’s Free Ride on the Press Express Over?

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Posted on March 4, 2008 - 7:02am at Terry Frank
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From the New Hampshire Union Leader:

By DANA MILLBANK
The Washington Post
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – It took many months and the mockery of “Saturday Night Live” to make it happen, but the lumbering beast that is the press corps finally roused itself from its slumber yesterday and greeted Barack Ob

The Real Barry O

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Posted on March 1, 2008 - 1:44pm at Bill Hobbs
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ABC News on the trials of Barry O's buddy:

With the corruption trial of one of Sen. Barack Obama's longtime friends and supporters set to begin Monday in Chicago, Ill., reform watchdogs say it will reveal the "cesspool" of Illinois politics in which Obama came of age and has said little about in his campaign for president.

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