Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Indicted

[rpannier]

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has just been indicted on seven counts of federal corruption.

Stevens is 84 and the longest-serving Republican Senator in history. Each of the seven counts is for failing to report income from renovations to his home in Alaska and receiving gifts. Making matters worse (or at least if you're a Republican), Stevens is up for re-election and faces a strong challenge from Anchorage mayor Mark Begich.

Stevens is best known as a powerful appropriator (he served as chairman during the most recent period of Republican control of the Senate), wearing Incredible Hulk ties for big floor votes (hint: he's cranky!), and most hilariously, as the guy who described the Internet as a "series of tubes" in a debate over Net Neutrality.

link:
http://www.care2.com/politics/breaking-senator-ted-stevens-indicte.html

on note:
I don't know if this has been posted before. If it has, feel free to take it down.

[CatWoman]

1. LOL

aren't you late to the party?

:hi:

[arcos]

2. Breaking: Obama clinches Democratic nomination

:)

[babylonsister]

3. This happened early yesterday. He going to be arraigned tomorrow:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3701554&mesg_id=3701554

[DS1]

4. Lusitania sunk! Hundreds missing

[CatWoman]

6. you're such a sarcastic @#$%!!!

:rofl:

[Breeze54]

5. Supreme Court hands presidency to Bush, Gore suspends vote-counting campaign

:P

[elocs]

7. News isn't really news unless it is posted at least a half dozen times

over the course of at least 2 or 3 days here at DU.

"Lee Surrenders at Appomattox"

Appomattox Court House Virginia

April 10, 1865

Agreement entered into this day in regard to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to the United States Authorities.
1st The troops shall march by Brigades and Detachments to a designated point, stock their Arms, deposit their flags, Sabres, Pistols, etc. and from thence march to their homes under charge of their Officers, superintended by their respective Division and Corps Commanders, Officers, retaining their side Arms, and the authorized number of private horses.

2. All public horses and public property of all kinds to be turned over to Staff Officers designated by the United States Authorities.

3. Such transportation as may be agreed upon as necessary for the transportation of the Private baggage of Officers will be allowed to accompany the Officers, to be turned over at the end of the trip to the nearest U.S. Quarter Masters, receipts being taken for the same.

4. Couriers and Wounded men of the artillery and Cavalry whose horses are their own private property will be allowed to retain them.

5. The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia shall be construed to include all the forces operating with that Army on the 8th inst., the date of commencement of negociation for surrender, except such bodies of Cavalry as actually made their escape previous to the surrender, and except also such forces of Artillery as were more than Twenty (20) miles from Appomattox Court House at the time of Surrender on the 9th inst.

I hope nobody beat me to this one. :bounce: