Stevens: One eye on Alaska, a second on the Senate
| Convicted Sen. Ted Stevens clung Tuesday to the hope that a climactic vote count in Alaska would buttress his argument to remain in Congress and fellow Republicans accommodated him by putting off a decision on his expulsion. 11/19/2008 00:00 (msnbc politics) Continue to read news >> |
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