NPR: Ted Stevens https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126936506 Ted Stevens en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 08:45:47 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Ted Stevens https://www.npr.org/tags/126936506/ted-stevens Prosecutor Who Led Ill-Fated Ted Stevens Case To Leave Justice Department William Welch was criticized for his oversight of the corruption case against the Alaska senator that ended in collapse. He has told associates he will leave the Department of Justice. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:38:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/04/16/150711581/prosecutor-who-led-ill-fated-ted-stevens-case-to-leave-justice-department https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/04/16/150711581/prosecutor-who-led-ill-fated-ted-stevens-case-to-leave-justice-department William Welch was criticized for his oversight of the corruption case against the Alaska senator that ended in collapse. He has told associates he will leave the Department of Justice.

]]> Carrie Johnson Deadlock In Alaska Shows Tea Party Can't Be Counted Out Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, was supposed to cruise to renomination in Tuesday's primary.  Instead, she is trailing her Tea Party/Sarah Palin-backed opponent.  There are still 16,000 absentee ballots to be counted. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:16:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2010/08/25/129422254/what-to-make-of-the-deadlock-in-alaska https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2010/08/25/129422254/what-to-make-of-the-deadlock-in-alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, was supposed to cruise to renomination in Tuesday's primary.  Instead, she is trailing her Tea Party/Sarah Palin-backed opponent.  There are still 16,000 absentee ballots to be counted.

]]> Ken Rudin Rostenkowski, Stevens Might Not Have Been Giants, But ... The deaths of two old-school lawmakers this week, both of whom had been touched by scandal but also knew how to work across party lines to get things done, underscores how their kind is close to extinction. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:37:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/watchingwashington/2010/08/12/129149099/rostenkowski-stevens-might-not-have-been-giants-but https://www.npr.org/sections/watchingwashington/2010/08/12/129149099/rostenkowski-stevens-might-not-have-been-giants-but

The deaths of two old-school lawmakers this week, both of whom had been touched by scandal but also knew how to work across party lines to get things done, underscores how their kind is close to extinction.

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]]> Ron Elving Horrible Details Of Ted Stevens Crash Emerge Horrifying details of what survivors of Ted Stevens' airplane crash experienced emerged Wednesday. It included a 13-year old survivor who was only feet away from his father when he died. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:29:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/08/11/129136684/alaska-ted-stevens-crash-survivors https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/08/11/129136684/alaska-ted-stevens-crash-survivors Horrifying details of what survivors of Ted Stevens' airplane crash experienced emerged Wednesday. It included a 13-year old survivor who was only feet away from his father when he died.

]]> Frank James O'Keefe, Teenage Son Survive Alaska Crash Former NASA administrator, Sean O'Keefe and his teenage son survived an Alaskan air plane crash. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:45:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/08/10/129112914/o-keefe-teenage-son-survive-alaska-crash https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/08/10/129112914/o-keefe-teenage-son-survive-alaska-crash Former NASA administrator, Sean O'Keefe and his teenage son survived an Alaskan air plane crash.

]]> Frank James Ted Stevens, 86, Dead In Alaska Plane Crash Former Sen. Ted Stevens, 86, died in a Alaska plane crash during a fishing trip. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:44:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/08/10/129109877/ted-stevens-86-dead-in-alaska-plane-crash https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/08/10/129109877/ted-stevens-86-dead-in-alaska-plane-crash Former Sen. Ted Stevens, 86, died in a Alaska plane crash during a fishing trip.

]]> Frank James Rescuers At Ted Stevens Alaska Crash Site Rescuers arrived at the Alaska crash site of the plane carrying ex-Sen. Ted Stevens and 8 others. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/08/10/129106215/alaska-ted-stevens-sean-o-okeefe-crash https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/08/10/129106215/alaska-ted-stevens-sean-o-okeefe-crash Rescuers arrived at the Alaska crash site of the plane carrying ex-Sen. Ted Stevens and 8 others.

]]> Frank James Weekly Dose of Political Junkie NPR's political editor Ken Rudin joins us to talk about the presidential campaign, and other political news. And this week is spicy, spicy! Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:59:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2008/07/new_polls_show_barack_obama.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2008/07/new_polls_show_barack_obama.html NPR's political editor Ken Rudin joins us to talk about the presidential campaign, and other political news. And this week is spicy, spicy!

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