A 1957 DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter carrying eight people crashed on Monday night 20 miles north of Dillingham, Alaska. Former Senator Ted Stevens, 86, is believed to have been on board — he was traveling in the area yesterday — and reports from people on the scene of the crash indicate that there are survivors. Mr. Read More
Officially, Valerie Jarrett appeared on this morning’s “Meet the Press” to discuss Barack Obama’s transition effort, which she is helping to lead. But hours later, her turn in the national spotlight took on added significance, with the news that Obama apparently wants Jarrett to succeed him in the United States Senate. In hindsight, she might Read More
Is Sarah Palin the implacable pit bull of government reform, lipstick and all? The latest Republican campaign commercial pictures her in heroic terms at the side of John McCain as one of the “original mavericks,” declaring that she “stopped the Bridge to Nowhere.”
The fate of that cancelled span –—which would have used nearly Read More
The thinking behind John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin makes sense—on the surface.
No woman has ever been nominated for national office by the G.O.P., so the news will cause a stir, which will help McCain both in the short term—as he tries to deny Barack Obama a meaningful convention bounce—and in the long Read More
Ted Stevens, the beleaguered 85-year-old Republican Senator from Alaska, has been indicted on seven counts of making false statements, according to news reports. A Justice Department press conference is set to begin in a few minutes.
This obviously complicates his re-election bid, which has been on shaky ground since his home was raided Read More
For an object lesson in the distorted values of the United States Senate, consider how that august institution is handling the ethical embarrassments created by Republican Larry Craig of Idaho and Republican Ted Stevens of Alaska.
As everyone in America knows by now, Mr. Craig pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for an alleged Read More
