http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ted_StevensFind stories, videos, and photos about Ted Stevens from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:34:07 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/04/07/ted.stevens/tztop.ted.stevens.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ted_Stevens14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ted Stevens from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/ted.stevens/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/ted.stevens/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge on Tuesday set aside the conviction of Republican former Sen. Ted Stevens while excoriating the case's prosecutors.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/stevens.case.dropped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/stevens.case.dropped/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has been "cleared" by the Justice Department's request to dismiss his federal corruption convictions and drop all charges against him, his lawyer said Wednesday.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/begala.franken.coleman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/begala.franken.coleman/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou know you're low when you have lower ethical standards than a convicted felon, but that's where former Sen. Norm Coleman finds himself.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/27/schneider.political.turkeys/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/27/schneider.political.turkeys/index.html#cnnSTCTextNovember 27 may be Turkey Day in America, but in the world of politics, every day is turkey day.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/18/alaska.senate.race/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/18/alaska.senate.race/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Republican lawmaker convicted on felony corruption charges in October, officially conceded the Senate race to Democrat Mark Begich on Wednesday.Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/12/palin.future/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/12/palin.future/index.html#cnnSTCTextFar from stepping out of the public eye since the Republican ticket lost the election, Gov. Sarah Palin is moving deeper into the spotlight.Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/10/sanford.conservatives/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/10/sanford.conservatives/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor all Americans, this election represents another glass ceiling broken, and in the words of my 16-year-old, "That's very cool." The election of the first black president is an inspiring and transformational moment for our country.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856672,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856672,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite his corruption conviction, Alaskan voters may return their long-serving Senator to Washington Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/stevens.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/stevens.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite his felony conviction this week for filing false U.S. Senate financial disclosure forms, Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska insisted he was innocent and vowed not to step down.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1855226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1855226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA defiant Sen. Ted Stevens returned to his home state Wednesday a convicted felon, telling supporters that he's innocent and vowing he will be vindicatedThu, 30 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/stevens.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/stevens.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has joined other top Republicans in calling for convicted Sen. Ted Stevens to resign.Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/stevens.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/stevens.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTextJohn McCain and Sarah Palin on Tuesday called on Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, to resign, a day after the veteran Alaska lawmaker was convicted on federal corruption charges.Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1854377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1854377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter being found guilty on seven counts of felony for accepting improper gifts, can Alaska Senator Ted Stevens still win his bid for re-election?Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/stevens.jurors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/stevens.jurors/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska Sen. Ted Stevens vowed to fight his Monday conviction on federal corruption charges, a verdict he attributed to "repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct."Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854254,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854254,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska's political patriarchMon, 27 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853611,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853611,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA judge ordered a one- to two-day halt to jury deliberations in Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial Friday. The setback could delay a verdict until after Election DayFri, 24 Oct 2008 17:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe judge in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens dismissed the jury Friday morning after a female juror left for California to deal with the death of her father.Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/22/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/22/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe jury in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska began deliberations Wednesday.Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1852732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1852732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsProsecutors accused Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens on Tuesday of "believing he was above the law" when he allegedly failed to report extravagant giftsWed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Ted Stevens repeatedly asked for invoices to cover home renovations and otherwise complied with Senate rules on accepting and reporting gifts of value, his defense attorney said in closing arguments Tuesday.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextProsecutors grilled Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday about whether he accepted gifts as a lawmaker.Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska Sen. Ted Stevens returned to the stand in his corruption trial Friday and described how he paid for home renovations that prosecutors say he should have reported as gifts on financial disclosure forms.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Ted Stevens took the stand in his corruption trial Thursday afternoon and denied that he filed false financial forms with the Senate.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/beck.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/16/beck.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite the best efforts of our politicians to convince us otherwise, there is no easy way out of the financial crisis we've created.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/15/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/15/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA neighbor who helped oversee renovations to the home of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens denied allegations that he said Stevens was "just covering his ass" when he requested to be billed for some of the costs associated with the construction.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican Sen. Orrin Hatch heaped praise Tuesday afternoon on indicted Sen. Ted Stevens, calling him "decent" and "honorable" in testimony at Stevens' trial.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell testified in Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial Friday, saying the Republican from Alaska has a "sterling" character.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii testified Thursday that he has never known Sen. Ted Stevens to tell a lie during their 40 years of service together in the Senate.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge again declined to declare a mistrial or throw out charges in the corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens on Wednesday, despite the defense's claims of prosecutorial misconduct.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe judge in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens said Tuesday he saw an attorney for the government's star witness trying to communicate with his client while he was on the stand Monday.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe jury in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens Monday heard the Alaska Republican use an obscenity to describe the Justice Department investigators pursuing him, as prosecutors played audio of government wiretaps as evidence against him.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge Thursday rejected a motion by defense attorneys asking him to either to declare a mistrial in the criminal case against Sen. Ted Stevens or dismiss the indictment against him.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/01/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/01/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Alaska oilman who bankrolled improvements to Sen. Ted Stevens' chalet testified Wednesday that Stevens requested a bill for some of the work, but he disregarded the request when told that "Ted's just covering his ass."Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/30/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/30/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe man who bankrolled most of the "free benefits" that Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is accused of trying to hide took the stand at his trial Tuesday.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845855,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845855,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA longtime friend of Sen. Ted Stevens has taken the stand as the star witness in the Alaska Republican's corruption trialTue, 30 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845549,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845549,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA behind-the-scenes move by prosecutors -- sending an ailing potential witness home to Alaska -- has angered a federal judge and given Sen. Ted Stevens an opening to renew allegations that the government isn't playing fair in his corruption caseMon, 29 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/29/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/29/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Ted Stevens, the Alaska Republican on trial for corruption, asked that his case be dismissed because the prosecution sent a key witness home with information that was not disclosed to the defense.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1844146,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1844146,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe embattled Alaska Senator faces a corruption trial this week; a look back at his storied careerFri, 26 Sep 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, the Alaska Republican on trial for corruption charges, did not know that an oil company was paying for improvements on his home, Stevens' defense attorney contended in opening statements Thursday.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe political future of one of the powerhouses of the U.S. Senate will most likely rest in the hands of a Washington jury that will begin hearing the corruption case against him Thursday morning.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/earmark.check/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/earmark.check/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe debate over government spending is heating up on the campaign trail and raising greater focus on which presidential candidate will really change the way Washington does business.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/palin.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/09/palin.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's boast to have opposed the infamous "bridge to nowhere" is a staple of the Alaska governor's stump speech, but her record is more complicated than the one-liner.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/27/stevens.primary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/27/stevens.primary/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndicted U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens easily turned back challengers in Alaska's Republican primary, but the state's longtime representative, Don Young, was locked in a neck-and-neck battle with a GOP rival Wednesday.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/07/stevens.jury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/07/stevens.jury/index.html#cnnSTCTextProsecutors wanted to speed up the weeding out of unqualified jurors in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, but a judge Thursday rejected their request to mail questionnaires along with jury summonses.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/02/dems.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/02/dems.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs if Sen. Ted Stevens didn't have enough problems, Sen. Barack Obama might add to them.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/31/stevens.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/31/stevens.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndicted Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of scheming to conceal thousands of dollars worth of gifts from an oil-services company.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1828149,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1828149,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlaska Sen. Ted Stevens is due in federal court to answer charges that he lied about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from an oil services contractorThu, 31 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/30/stevens.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/30/stevens.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndicted Sen. Ted Stevens will make his first court appearance Thursday afternoon in Federal District Court in Washington, according to court records.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/29/stevens.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/29/stevens.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Ted Stevens declared his innocence Tuesday after his indictment on charges that he concealed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts and services from a company in his home state.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/29/stevens.history/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/29/stevens.history/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Ted Stevens, indicted Tuesday on seven counts of making false statements on Senate financial disclosure forms, has a long history in the Senate.Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/24/news/economy/oil_legislation/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/24/news/economy/oil_legislation/index.htmClose loopholes on foreign oil trading. Limit hedge funds from pouring money into the market. End oil speculation altogether.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/sotu.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/sotu.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost members of Congress call them earmarks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to get them called "legislatively directed spending." But for almost every American taxpayer I've run into over the last year, it's called "pork" and it's not very tasty.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:38:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1671599,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1671599,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThanks to scandal and retirements, the GOP must now worry that Democrats could gain a filibuster-proof majority in 2008Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/06/craig.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/06/craig.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe men's room sex sting involving Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is cracking the unity of GOP senators, sources say.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648556,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648556,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Democrats claim their new ethics bill fulfills a campaign promise to clean up Congress. But some Republicans say there are too many loopholes Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/30/lawmaker.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/30/lawmaker.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextFBI and Internal Revenue Service agents searched the Alaska home of longtime Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday amid a corruption probe that already has snared two oil-company executives and a state lobbyist.Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/06/28/dobbs.cloture6.28/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/06/28/dobbs.cloture6.28/index.htmlAs compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/28/immigration.vote.rollcall/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/28/immigration.vote.rollcall/index.htmlThe Senate immigration compromise was effectively killed Thursday, failing to pass a critical procedural hurdle.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/06/26/dobbs.nay/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/06/26/dobbs.nay/index.htmlHere are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting.Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/30/secret.senators/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/30/secret.senators/index.htmlThe identity of the blogosphere's "secret senator" has been revealed.Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/28/homelandsecurity.budget/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/28/homelandsecurity.budget/index.htmlBoth Republican and Democratic senators took aim Tuesday at the president's proposed 2007 homeland security budget in a hearing, saying it fails to live up to Bush's strong warnings about the threat of terrorist attack.Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/18/stevens/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/18/stevens/index.htmlWe call it the Play of the Week but for one senator, it was the play of a political lifetime.Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/29/pork.tm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/29/pork.tm/index.htmlOne reason the $388 billion spending measure that Congress rushed to approve by Thanksgiving is 3,320 pages long is that lawmakers have stuffed it with pork-barrel prizes.Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/09/stevens.text/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/09/stevens.text/index.htmlAfter the casket of former President Ronald Reagan arrived at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Vice President Dick Cheney, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, the president pro tempore of the Senate, spoke briefly.Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/15/news/newsmakers/pork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/15/news/newsmakers/pork/index.htmToday's the day for forking over your taxes to the U.S. government, if you haven't already.Thu, 15 Apr 2004 18:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/20/senate.spending/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/20/senate.spending/index.htmlSenate Democrats and a handful of Republicans blocked a giant spending bill Tuesday, but Senate leaders from both parties said they expect the legislation to pass by week's end.Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:12:00 EST