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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) -- whose home was raided by the FBI late last month -- told an NBC affiliate in Alaska, KTUU, he still isn't sure if he is the "target" of the federal investigation.
"I'm not sure I'm a target yet. I've not been told I'm a target. But as a practical matter, the situation -- I shouldn't have answered that question either," Stevens said. "I was not a target of those other investigations, is what I was saying."
As we've noted before, the "target" line is a favorite one of scandal subjects who want to sound as if things aren't all that bad. But it sounds like Stevens needs some convincing.
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Comments (5)
Jake D. wrote on August 29, 2007 2:35 PM:Perhaps Laura McGann doesn't know, but Josh Marshall knows, that there ARE significant distinctions within DoJ Guidelines when it comes to "targets" or not. Should you guys concentrate on the Senator from Idaho?
Nelly Bly wrote on August 29, 2007 2:45 PM:Laura,
What about Barbara Flanders? Flanders is the $152k financial clerk for the Senate Commerce Committee who did personal bookkeeping for Stevens. She recently testified about the Girdwood deal.
What does Flanders, 54, do to earn as much as the Committee's legislative counsel? Why did she recently get a $38k raise?
Senator Inouye, the Commerce Committee chairman, is Stevens' best friend. Flanders got her raise on his watch.
Is there a possibility that Flanders is romantically linked with Stevens or Inouye? I don't care how old these two coots are, they have big egos and that is what counts.
BlueInTexas wrote on August 29, 2007 3:27 PM:>Should you guys concentrate on the Senator from Idaho?
Seems the Idaho GOP (and RNC) is taking care of that for all of us.
moondancer wrote on August 29, 2007 4:58 PM:Young is the only one in Alaska thats not sure if he is the target of an investigation. Hey Don, give me a call and I'll clue you in.
Jake D: I hear they're moving the GOP convention to the mens room of Ft.Leavenworth so they can get enough GOP elites for a quorom.
PalmerBuyer wrote on August 29, 2007 9:46 PM:I agree with the GOP convention being moved to Leavenworth. As the tee shirt says: 'Leavenworth, the first gated community; you must be indicted to be invited".
Sounds like the whole Alaska delegation will not have to use anything so mundane as a telephone. They will meet in the mess hall line.
Could Stevens sound ANY MORE STUPID?? Not sure if he is a target???? I think the REST of we Alaskans are pretty sure.
We could always buy him a CLUE. I'll put in my two cents.