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    Ted Stevens and Sarah Palin: Interesting Times in Alaska Politics

    Alaska's Ted Stevens has served in the Senate for 40 years, longer than any other Republican.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Alaska's Ted Stevens has served in the Senate for 40 years, longer than any other Republican. After he was indicted on felony charges in late July, Stevens surged in the polls against the Democrat who's opposing him for another term. Yesterday, after being convicted on seven felony counts in a Washington courtroom, he's on his way home to continue his campaign for re-election. Larry Persily is a former editorial page editor of the Anchorage Daily News.

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      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Larry Persily

      former Editorial Page Editor, Anchorage Daily News

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    The Financial Crisis and Unemployment: Is Help on the Way?
    1. 1:34Dow Wiggles Ever Downward, Springs Skyward
    2. 7:31Mounting Layoffs a Sign of a Deepening Economic Downturn
    3. 43:55Ted Stevens and Sarah Palin: Interesting Times in Alaska PoliticsYou’re reading this
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