Former Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) un-convicted.
posted by anotherpanacea on Apr 1, 2009 - 77 comments

Sen. Stevens (R, AK) found guilty of of seven corruption charges. Stevens was behind in the polls before this point anyway, so it looks like a solid Dem gain at this point. Palin has obviously thown him under the bus.
posted by jaduncan on Oct 27, 2008 - 131 comments

Lord of the Memes : Now that MeFi has taught me how to beat the hipsters, how do I beat the poseurs? David Brooks says "prestige has shifted from the producer of art to the aggregator and the appraiser;" the cultural elite are early adopters and, more importantly, early discarders, of culture. [more inside]
posted by l33tpolicywonk on Aug 7, 2008 - 70 comments

NewsFilter: The Internet is a series of tubes indictments. Sen. Ted Stevens has been indicted for corruption. [more inside]
posted by bicyclefish on Jul 29, 2008 - 62 comments