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Calls mount for Stevens to resign, but when?

Oct. 28, 2008
A growing chorus of Republicans on Tuesday called for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to resign from a seat he's held for four decades after his conviction on seven felony charges. But with the party bracing for losses in the upcoming election, many hope Stevens will...
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Stevens lawyer asks for new trial

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Lawyers for U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, have asked a federal judge in Washington to set aside his conviction and have moved for a new trial in Alaska.
Stevens says goodbye to Senate colleagues

Stevens says goodbye to Senate colleagues

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, yielded the floor for the last time Thursday, saying goodbye to colleagues and staff from the floor of the Senate.

Stevens' expulsion vote postponed

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans delayed a vote on whether to expel Ted Stevens of Alaska pending the outcome of his re-election bid, which Democrat Mark Begich won Tuesday.
Stevens' GOP expulsion vote up in the air

Stevens' GOP expulsion vote up in the air

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans may put off a vote on expelling Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens from the GOP caucus since his challenger seems to be winning the seat, sources say.
Senate GOP may boot Stevens from caucus

Senate GOP may boot Stevens from caucus

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Convicted felon Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, could be ousted from his party's Senate caucus even before his re-election bid is settled, officials said.
Stevens falls behind in Alaska vote count

Stevens falls behind in Alaska vote count

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Ballot counting in Alaska indicates U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has fallen slightly behind Democratic challenger Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich.
Reid: Stevens faces Senate expulsion

Reid: Stevens faces Senate expulsion

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., says Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, faces expulsion from the Senate if he wins re-election this week.
Stevens: 'I have not been convicted'

Stevens: 'I have not been convicted'

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, who was convicted this week on seven federal felony counts, says he has "not been convicted of anything yet."
Convicted Stevens stumps in Alaska

Convicted Stevens stumps in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens returned to Alaska a convicted felon to begin a six-day campaign and to ask voters to return him to Washington for a seventh term.
McCain calls on Stevens to step down

McCain calls on Stevens to step down

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain called on Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to resign Tuesday after his trial ended in a guilty verdict.
Stevens guilty of all charges

Stevens guilty of all charges

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was found guilty Monday of all seven federal felony charges related to unreported gifts and renovation work done on his home.
Stevens guilty of all charges

Stevens guilty of all charges

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was found guilty Monday of all seven felony charges related to gifts and renovation work done on his home.

Stevens denies hiding funds from Senate

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, taking the stand in a Washington courtroom for a second day, Friday denied concealing financial information from the Senate.

U.S. asks for Stevens' wife's e-mail

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Attorneys for Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, Monday asked the judge to quash a U.S. Justice Department subpoena seeking e-mails from the senator's wife.

Stevens' trial nearing end

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Defense lawyers for Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, have yet to say whether he will testify in the final days of his corruption trial in Washington.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler