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Ted Stevens' swan song
Ted Stevens' swan tune Posted November 20, 2008 3:41 PM by Frank James Sen. Ted Stevens gave his valedictory speech on the Senate floor today. The 85-year old who holds the record as the longest-serving Republican senator in history said repeatedly stressed his adore for and sense of duty to Alaska. He said: And home is where the heart is... If that is so I have two homes. One is right here in this chamber and the other is my beloved state of Alaska. Alaska and the Senate. I must leav
20 Nov 2008, 4:41 pm | click here for more
Court orders review of Beaufort drilling plan
Court orders review of Beaufort drilling plan Story last updated at 11/20/2008 - 1:37 pm By DAN JOLING | The Associated Press ANCHORAGE - A federal appeals court has ordered the Minerals Management Service to take another look at Shell Oil’s offshore drilling plan for Alaska’s Beaufort Sea. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday said the MMS approved the drilling plan without a difficult enough look at the effects on whales and subsistence hunting and fishing. Attorney Rebecca Noblin of t
20 Nov 2008, 4:33 pm | click here for more
Ted Stevens' swan song
by Frank James Sen. Ted Stevens gave his valedictory speech on the Senate floor today. The 85-year old who holds the record as the longest-serving Republican senator in history said repeatedly stressed his adore for and sense of duty to Alaska. He said: And home is where the heart is... If that is so I have two homes. One is right here in this chamber and the other is my beloved state of Alaska. Alaska and the Senate. I must leave one to return to the other." He also said: "My motto has
20 Nov 2008, 3:48 pm | click here for more
Two Ted Stevens Thingies
Two interesting things re: Ted Stevens… Clicky clicky. Jim Bunning, once again acting senile: “I have found Ted Stevens to be the most straightforward, honest senator I have ever worked with,” said Bunning. And the hilarity with gay airport sex fiend Larry Craig never ends: Sen. Larry Craig talked about riding in a cab in Alaska to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Craig, the Idaho Republican who will forever be linked with the airport in Minneapolis and did not seek reelection b
20 Nov 2008, 3:30 pm | click here for more
Recruiting review
The Oregon State football team has been busy recruiting as always, but the returns are coming at a faster pace this season. The combination of recent success and big-time wins this season enticed 18 known commitments already. It’s earlier than usual for the Beavers to have that many. And according Rivals.com, eight of them are three-star recruits. That’s getting to be the usual amount. There were 10 last season. Here’s the full breakdown of players so you don’t have to go searching the blog f
20 Nov 2008, 3:18 pm | click here for more
Waxman Bests Dingell in Contest Over Influential House Committee
Cross-posted from the Breakthrough Institute Representative Henry Waxman of California defeated Representative John Dingell of Michigan in the battle for the gavel of the influential home Energy and Commerce Committee today. Over the past two weeks, the two senior Democrats waged one of the most hotly contested challenges for committee chairmanship in recent Congressional history. Waxman was announced the victor today after a 137-122 vote of the full home Democratic Caucus, ending Dingell's
20 Nov 2008, 2:17 pm | click here for more
Fluorescent Bulbs - Dimmers and Mercury
Back in April 2007 I did a brief post on moving to fluorescent light bulbs. We've been changing to the fluorescent bulbs as the old ones burn out. But the one over our kitchen table burned out pretty quick. I thought they were supposed to last longer. Well, I put in a new new. Several days later as I was sitting at the table, there was a poof sound and the light went out. I mentioned this to someone who does maintenance stuff and it came out that most fluorescent light bulbs DO NOT work with
20 Nov 2008, 2:09 pm | click here for more
Ted Stevens gives last Senate speech as staffers weep
"Uncle Ted" Stevens, an old-style Senate giant and the chamber's longest-serving Republican, delivered his swan tune address and yielded the floor for the final time Thursday. He was saluted by his colleagues as a staunch pal and teacher. Family members and aides wept openly in the gallery as Stevens, who turned 85 this week, spoke of having "no rearview mirror" and looking forward to a time when he might be vindicated. He lost his bid for a seventh term this week after his convictions in
20 Nov 2008, 2:03 pm | click here for more
A Fete for Uncle Ted
ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports from Capitol Hill: Since we called out Sen. Mitch McConnell yesterday for not giving Uncle Ted Stevens a send-off speech, it is only fair to point out that today, the seventh-longest serving Senator and...
20 Nov 2008, 1:51 pm | click here for more
Bar groups seek Stevens law license suspension
Bar groups seek Stevens law license suspension Story last updated at 11/20/2008 - 10:48 am The Associated Press ANCHORAGE - Bar associations in Alaska, California and Washington, D.C., are seeking the law license suspension of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens over his felony convictions. Spokesmen for bar associations in every three jurisdictions say they have filed or will file to suspend Stevens’ licenses. Stevens is on the inactive roster in every three. He has given no indication he wants to resume a
20 Nov 2008, 1:48 pm | click here for more
Stevens Bows Out, Magic Number Down to 2
As the tardy ballots continued to arrive in, Mark Begich increased his marginal guide over Ted Stevens, the incumbent Senator (AK-R). One November 19, the day after his birthday, Stevens conceded defeat. Mark Blood of the Associated Press, November 19, 2008: In an eight-sentence statement, the longest serving Republican in Senate history said not enough ballots remain uncounted for him to catch Democrat Mark Begich, who holds a 3,724-vote guide out of about 315,000 ballots cast. The two term Anch
20 Nov 2008, 1:28 pm | click here for more
9th Cir: Hard Look at Beaufort Sea Drilling
9th Cir: difficult Look at Beaufort Sea Drilling The 9th Circuit this morning reversed the Interior Department’s approval of Shell Oil’s plan for three years of exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea, and remanded for a “difficult look” below NEPA. Alaska Wilderness League v. Kempthorne, 2008 WL _______ (9th Cir. Nov. 20, 2008). Deidre McDonnell from Earthquake in Juneau represents several environmental groups. Kyle Parker from Patton Boggs in Anchorage represents Shell.
20 Nov 2008, 1:15 pm | click here for more
Sen. Stevens Bids Farewell to Congress
The longest-serving Republican senator lost to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich after being convicted on federal corruption charges.
20 Nov 2008, 12:54 pm | click here for more
Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate race; Internet tubes rejoice
ANCHORAGE — Sen. Ted Stevens conceded the election for U.S. Senate to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich on Wednesday, bringing to an end his 40 years as the dominant force in Alaska politics and the longest-serving Republican in Senate history. A week before the election, a jury convicted Stevens of seven felonies for lying on his financial-disclosure forms about more than $250,000 in gifts, including renovations of his Girdwood, Alaska, home. Full story here.
20 Nov 2008, 12:37 pm | click here for more
Katie Couric comes clean on the David Letterman Show about what it was like to interview Sarah Palin.
I like how Katie Couric seems to understand that Alaskans have "access" to reading material. Yes we do Ms. Couric they are mostly old Sear catalogs, but for us rustic types they are considered multi-use materials. If you know what I mean. "People either adore or dislike her intensely" Want to venture a guess as to which camp I am in? Really is it that obvious? But returning to that question about what Sarah Palin reads. Now she said "everything and anything" which we every know is a complete c
20 Nov 2008, 12:22 pm | click here for more
Maggot Therapy, Six Pounds of Groin, an “Assistance Kangaroo”
and the Morning Edition of Chuck's News of the Weird Daily for Thursday [and, as is sometimes the case on Thursdays, I'm too slugged-out for the relax of the day to do an Afternoon Edition. Forgive me.] Once in a while, there's a story that defies summarizing Let me just drop in some key phrases, though: service-animal kangaroo, burned-out RV, frequent strokes (neurological strokes), pet 13-yr-old goat with useless front legs and needs a cart for mobility, Red Cross, motel allows goats but no
20 Nov 2008, 12:20 pm | click here for more
Stevens Bids Farewell
Sen. Ted Stevens, who conceded defeat to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich yesterday, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate this morning for the last time in his 40 years serving in the upper chamber. To sum up four decades of work in just a few minutes is tough, as Stevens noted, so he stuck to the causes he cares most deeply about: the welfare of Alaskans, particularly Alaska natives, the trans-Atlantic oil pipeline and Alaska fisheries. every three issues are certainly connected to Stevens’ life wo
20 Nov 2008, 12:19 pm | click here for more
5 picked for Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame has five new members. Alaska Goldpanners founder and former Lt. Gov. H.A. “Red” Boucher of Anchorage was picked. Two Olympic skiers made the hall – silver medalist Hilary Lindh of Juneau and 18-time national champ Nina Kemppel of Anchorage. Read More
20 Nov 2008, 12:06 pm | click here for more
Stevens leaves to a standing ovation
Ted Stevens — the longest-serving Republican senator in history — bid farewell to the Senate on Thursday. Although he leaves below criminal conviction, the 85-year-old Alaskan said the future is still bright. “I still look the day when I can remove the cloud that currently surrounds me,” Stevens said. Stevens made only passing reference to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, the Democrat who came out ahead of him when every the votes were finally counted this week. “I pray for my successor’s success,”
20 Nov 2008, 11:41 am | click here for more
Stevens: ‘I’ve treasured every moment’ as senator
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, who conceded his Senate race Wednesday to the mayor of Anchorage, told fellow senators Thursday, “I treasure every moment I’ve spent representing Alaska and Alaskans.” Stevens, 85, will mark his 40th year in the Senate on December 24.
20 Nov 2008, 11:09 am | click here for more