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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was convicted today on seven counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in improper gifts he received from 1999 to 2006, a stunning blow to a political career that has lasted more than 40 years and marked Alaskas entire history as a part of the United States.
Stevens, 84, now faces a question over whether he will resign, and if he does not, whether he can win re-election Nov. 4 in an already tough race.
Stevens could also be sentenced to as much as five years in federal prison, although considering his age and lack of previous convictions, is unlikely to receive anywhere near the maximum sentence.
The Alaska Republican could also appeal the decision, but would likely to have to pay a heavy political price for such a move.
The conviction came after a tumultuous week in the jury room. First there were complaints about an unruly juror, then another had to be replaced when she left Washington following the death of her father. Finally, jurors on Monday discovered a discrepancy in the indictment that had been overlooked by prosecutors. Jury deliberations in this historic trial have at times been as contentious as some of the proceedings.
WASHINGTON — Federal agents have broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree, the ATF said Monday.
In court records unsealed Monday, federal agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school by two neo-Nazi skinheads. Agents said the skinheads did not identify the school by name.
Jim Cavanaugh, special agent in charge of the Nashville field office for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said the two men planned to shoot 88 black people and decapitate another 14. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.
The men, Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of West Helena, Ark., are being held without bond. Agents seized a rifle, a sawed-off shotgun and three pistols from the men when they were arrested. Authorities alleged the two men were preparing to break into a gun shop to steal more.
Total outrage! With thousands in slave labor for smoking a weed that grows EVERYWHERE- to have this corrupt jeck still running after 1/4M conviction SMELLS! Don't think it is a "victory" for JUSTICE: if Stevens wins, ALL the corrupt OIL POLITICOS will be thumbing their noses at the PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REPRESENTED BY THEM! Down with the Pub plutocratic militarists! They had their chance, blew it with their idiot theories, now look where we are!
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