Professor of Political Science, University of Alaska Anchorage
Professor of Political Science at the University of Alaska Anchorage
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Carl Shepro
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FROM Carl Shepro
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A Felon in the US Senate? Alaska's Ted Stevens , the longest serving Republican in the Senate, was convicted last week of seven felony charges. But he continued his race for re-election, and with votes still coming in, he's clinging onto a narrow lead over Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich , the Democrat who dared to challenge him. Carl Shepro, Professor of Political Science at the University of Alaska Anchorage, has more on the first convicted felon ever to win a race for the US Senate.
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