Sen Stevens fears impact of current probe

[superconnected]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and once the chief power broker for dispensing federal dollars, says he's worried that a corruption investigation "could cause me some trouble" in running for re-election next year.

The 83-year-old Alaska Republican has drawn Justice Department scrutiny over a renovation project in 2000 that more than doubled the size of his home in a resort town surrounded by glaciers.

The remodeling was overseen by Bill Allen, a contractor who has pleaded guilty to bribing Alaska state legislators. Allen is founder of VECO Corp., an Alaska-based oil field services and engineering company that has reaped tens of millions of dollars in federal contracts.

Allen is cooperating with the FBI, and investigators appear to be looking at whether VECO got anything in return for the home improvement help.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070709/ap_on_go_co/stevens_investigation

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Now what could bridge to nowhere man be worried about...

[Warpy]

1. Hey, "Bridge to Nowhere," it's time to RETIRE

don't you think? The rest of us have supported your worthless ass long enough.

[habitual]

2. Go Directly To Jail, do not collect $200 dollars... n/t

[MasonJar]

3. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[MiserableFailure]

4. Poor baby

I'm sick of all these Republicans who supposedly hate government making their living off it. Stevens has been a Senator for almost 40 years.

[Pokey Anderson]

5. Yeah.

They only hate government welfare if it goes to people who need it for food or medicine.

THEIR welfare is a nuther whole matter!

[Mz Pip]

6. No! No!

Stomps feet. No! Spits some. No!

Now please Senator, just do us all a favor and walk off that bridge to nowhere.

Mz Pip
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