Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 <http://tinyurl.com/5gahdt> Senator Ted s of Alaska Reportedly Indicted By REUTERS Published: July 29, 2008 WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Sen. Ted s from Alaska, the longest serving U.S. Republican senator ever, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of making false statements, according to a federal grand jury indictment. Doug Mills/The New York Times Senator Ted s spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in April. Related Times Topics: Ted s The U.S. Justice Department has scheduled a news conference for 1:20 p.m. to make an announcement " regarding a significant criminal matter. " A federal law enforcement official said the news conference would discuss the criminal charges against s. The 28-page indictment outlining the charges against s was released by the Justice Department right before the news conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 What false statements and what do they have to do with autism? Zurama > > <http://tinyurl.com/5gahdt> > > Senator Ted s of Alaska Reportedly Indicted > > > By REUTERS > Published: July 29, 2008 > WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Sen. Ted s from Alaska, the longest serving U.S. > Republican senator ever, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of making false > statements, according to a federal grand jury indictment. > > > Doug Mills/The New York Times > Senator Ted s spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in April. > Related > Times Topics: Ted s > > The U.S. Justice Department has scheduled a news conference for 1:20 p.m. to make an > announcement " regarding a significant criminal matter. " > > A federal law enforcement official said the news conference would discuss the criminal > charges against s. The 28-page indictment outlining the charges against s > was released by the Justice Department right before the news conference. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Ted s screwed our kids behind the scenes with Bill Frist Christmas Eve 2006. See below: <http://benfrank.net/patriots/congress/top_republicans_sneak_vaccine_liability> Top Republicans SNEAK Vaccine Liability Protection into Defense Bill WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Speaker Dennis Hastert engineered a backroom legislative maneuver to protect pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits, say witnesses to the pre-Christmas power play. The language was tucked into a Defense Department appropriations bill at the last minute without the approval of members of a House-Senate conference committee, say several witnesses, including a top Republican staff member. In an interview, Frist, a doctor and Tennessee Republican, denied that the wording was added that way. Trial lawyers and other groups condemn the law, saying it could make it nearly impossible for people harmed by a vaccine to force the drug maker to pay for their injuries. Many in health care counter that the protection is needed to help build up the vaccine industry in the United States, especially in light of a possible avian flu pandemic. The legislation, called the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, allows the secretary of Health and Human Services to declare a public health emergency, which then provides immunity for companies that develop vaccines and other " countermeasures. " Beyond the issue of vaccine liability protection, some say going around the longstanding practice of bipartisan House-Senate conference committees' working out compromises on legislation is a dangerous power grab by Republican congressional leaders that subverts democracy. " It is a travesty of the legislative process, " said Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. " It vests enormous power in the hands of congressional leaders and private interests, minimizes transparency and denies legitimate opportunities for all interested parties, in Congress and outside, to weigh in on important policy questions. " At issue is what happened Dec. 18 as Congress scrambled to finish its business and head home for the Christmas holiday. That day, a conference committee made up of 38 senators and House members met several times to work out differences on the 2006 Defense Department appropriations bill. Rep. Obey, D-Wis., the ranking minority House member on the conference committee, said he asked Sen. Ted s, R-Alaska, the conference chairman, whether the vaccine liability language was in the massive bill or would be placed in it. Obey and four others at the meeting said s told him no. Committee members signed off on the bill and the conference broke up. A spokeswoman for s, Boone, said last week that the vaccine liability language was in the bill when conferees approved it. s was not made available for comment. During a January interview, Frist agreed. Asked about the claim that the vaccine language was inserted after the conference members signed off on the bill, he replied: " To my knowledge, that is incorrect. It was my understanding, you'd have to sort of confirm, that the vaccine liability which had been signed off by leaders of the conference, signed off by the leadership in the United States Senate, signed off by the leadership of the House, it was my understanding throughout that that was part of that conference report. " But Kennedy, who works for Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., as staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee, said at a seminar for reporters last month that the language was inserted by Frist and Hastert, R-Ill., after the conference committee ended its work. " There should be no dispute. That was an absolute travesty, " Kennedy said at a videotaped Washington, D.C., forum sponsored by the Center on Congress at Indiana University. " It was added after the conference had concluded. It was added at the specific direction of the speaker of the House and the majority leader of the Senate. The conferees did not vote on it. It's a true travesty of the process. " After the conference committee broke up, a meeting was called in Hastert's office, Kennedy said. Also at the meeting, according to a congressional staffer, were Frist, s and House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo. " They (committee staff members) were given the language and then it was put in the document, " Kennedy said. About 10 or 10:30 p.m., Democratic staff members were handed the language and told it was now in the bill, Obey said. He took to the House floor in a rage. He called Frist and Hastert " a couple of musclemen in Congress who think they have a right to tell everybody else that they have to do their bidding. " Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., also was critical of inserting the vaccine language after the conference committee had adjourned. " It sucks, " he told Congress Daily that night. Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., another member of the conference committee, was upset, too, a staff member said, because he didn't have enough time to read the language. The final bill was filed in the House at 11:54 p.m. and passed 308-102 at 5:02 the next morning. The Senate unanimously approved the legislation Dec. 21, but not before Senate Democrats, including several members of the conference committee, bashed the way the vaccine language was inserted. " What an insult to the legislative process, " said Sen. Byrd, D-W.Va., a member of the conference committee. Byrd is considered the authority on legislative rules and tradition. President Bush signed the legislation into law Dec. 30. When asked about Frist's earlier denial, spokeswoman Amy Call said: " Bill Frist has fought hard to protect the people of Tennessee and the people of the United States from a bioterror emergency and that's what he did throughout this process. " Hastert's office did not provide a response. Not against the rules The practice of adding to a compromise bill worked out by bipartisan House-Senate conference committees, while highly unusual, is not thought to violate congressional rules. Some Senate and House Democrats have proposed banning the practice as part of broader attempts at ethics reform in Congress. They, consumer groups and others with concerns about possible harm caused by vaccines charge that the move was a gift by Frist to the pharmaceutical industry, which they point out has given a lot of campaign cash to the Nashville doctor through the years. " The senator should be working to ensure there are safe vaccines to protect American families rather than protecting the drug industry's pocketbooks, " Pamela Gilbert, president of Protect American Families, said in a statement. The group is an alliance of consumer, labor and advocacy organizations. Frist has received $271,523 in campaign donations from the pharmaceutical and health products industry since 1989, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a watchdog group. He is also a possible candidate for president in 2008. In the interview, Frist reiterated how important he thinks the vaccine protections are. " The United States of America, if a pandemic occurs, is totally unprepared, " he said. " And the only way we are going to be prepared is rebuilding our manufacturing base to build a vaccine infrastructure that can be timely and responsive. We don't have it today. " Frist has long advocated liability protection for vaccine makers, and it was widely reported that he would attempt to attach the legislation to the Defense Appropriations bill because it is considered must-pass legislation. Ken , senior vice president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said that, while the group favors liability protection, it did not take a position nor did it lobby on behalf of the law that passed. • http://www.gallatinnewsexaminer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20060209/NEWS02/602090405/1309/MTCN04 > > > > <http://tinyurl.com/5gahdt> > > > > Senator Ted s of Alaska Reportedly Indicted > > > > > > By REUTERS > > Published: July 29, 2008 > > WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Sen. Ted s from Alaska, the longest > serving U.S. > > Republican senator ever, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of > making false > > statements, according to a federal grand jury indictment. > > > > > > Doug Mills/The New York Times > > Senator Ted s spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in April. > > Related > > Times Topics: Ted s > > > > The U.S. Justice Department has scheduled a news conference for 1:20 > p.m. to make an > > announcement " regarding a significant criminal matter. " > > > > A federal law enforcement official said the news conference would > discuss the criminal > > charges against s. The 28-page indictment outlining the > charges against s > > was released by the Justice Department right before the news conference. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Yeah! I will celebrate tonight! Subject: Re: OT: Ted s Indicted!!To: EOHarm Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 1:47 PM Ted s screwed our kids behind the scenes with Bill Frist Christmas Eve 2006. See below:<http://benfrank. net/patriots/ congress/ top_republicans_ sneak_vaccine_ liability>Top Republicans SNEAK Vaccine Liability Protection into Defense BillWASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Speaker Dennis Hastert engineered a backroom legislative maneuver to protect pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits, say witnesses to the pre-Christmas power play.The language was tucked into a Defense Department appropriations bill at the last minute without the approval of members of a House-Senate conference committee, say several witnesses, including a top Republican staff member.In an interview, Frist, a doctor and Tennessee Republican, denied that the wording was added that way.Trial lawyers and other groups condemn the law, saying it could make it nearly impossible for people harmed by a vaccine to force the drug maker to pay for their injuries.Many in health care counter that the protection is needed to help build up the vaccine industry in the United States, especially in light of a possible avian flu pandemic.The legislation, called the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, allows the secretary of Health and Human Services to declare a public health emergency, which then provides immunity for companies that develop vaccines and other "countermeasures. "Beyond the issue of vaccine liability protection, some say going around the longstanding practice of bipartisan House-Senate conference committees' working out compromises on legislation is a dangerous power grab by Republican congressional leaders that subverts democracy."It is a travesty of the legislative process," said Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank."It vests enormous power in the hands of congressional leaders and private interests, minimizes transparency and denies legitimate opportunities for all interested parties, in Congress and outside, to weigh in on important policy questions."At issue is what happened Dec. 18 as Congress scrambled to finish its business and head home for the Christmas holiday.That day, a conference committee made up of 38 senators and House members met several times to work out differences on the 2006 Defense Department appropriations bill.Rep. Obey, D-Wis., the ranking minority House member on the conference committee, said he asked Sen. Ted s, R-Alaska, the conference chairman, whether the vaccine liability language was in the massive bill or would be placed in it.Obey and four others at the meeting said s told him no. Committee members signed off on the bill and the conference broke up.A spokeswoman for s, Boone, said last week that the vaccine liability language was in the bill when conferees approved it. s was not made available for comment.During a January interview, Frist agreed. Asked about the claim that the vaccine language was inserted after the conference members signed off on the bill, he replied: "To my knowledge, that is incorrect. It was my understanding, you'd have to sort of confirm, that the vaccine liability which had been signed off by leaders of the conference, signed off by the leadership in the United States Senate, signed off by the leadership of the House, it was my understanding throughout that that was part of that conference report."But Kennedy, who works for Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., as staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee, said at a seminar for reporters last month that the language was inserted by Frist and Hastert, R-Ill., after the conference committee ended its work."There should be no dispute. That was an absolute travesty," Kennedy said at a videotaped Washington, D.C., forum sponsored by the Center on Congress at Indiana University."It was added after the conference had concluded. It was added at the specific direction of the speaker of the House and the majority leader of the Senate. The conferees did not vote on it. It's a true travesty of the process."After the conference committee broke up, a meeting was called in Hastert's office, Kennedy said. Also at the meeting, according to a congressional staffer, were Frist, s and House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo."They (committee staff members) were given the language and then it was put in the document," Kennedy said.About 10 or 10:30 p.m., Democratic staff members were handed the language and told it was now in the bill, Obey said.He took to the House floor in a rage. He called Frist and Hastert "a couple of musclemen in Congress who think they have a right to tell everybody else that they have to do their bidding."Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., also was critical of inserting the vaccine language after the conference committee had adjourned."It sucks," he told Congress Daily that night.Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., another member of the conference committee, was upset, too, a staff member said, because he didn't have enough time to read the language. The final bill was filed in the House at 11:54 p.m. and passed 308-102 at 5:02 the next morning.The Senate unanimously approved the legislation Dec. 21, but not before Senate Democrats, including several members of the conference committee, bashed the way the vaccine language was inserted."What an insult to the legislative process," said Sen. Byrd, D-W.Va., a member of the conference committee. Byrd is considered the authority on legislative rules and tradition.President Bush signed the legislation into law Dec. 30.When asked about Frist's earlier denial, spokeswoman Amy Call said: "Bill Frist has fought hard to protect the people of Tennessee and the people of the United States from a bioterror emergency and that's what he did throughout this process."Hastert's office did not provide a response.Not against the rulesThe practice of adding to a compromise bill worked out by bipartisan House-Senate conference committees, while highly unusual, is not thought to violate congressional rules.Some Senate and House Democrats have proposed banning the practice as part of broader attempts at ethics reform in Congress.They, consumer groups and others with concerns about possible harm caused by vaccines charge that the move was a gift by Frist to the pharmaceutical industry, which they point out has given a lot of campaign cash to the Nashville doctor through the years."The senator should be working to ensure there are safe vaccines to protect American families rather than protecting the drug industry's pocketbooks, " Pamela Gilbert, president of Protect American Families, said in a statement. The group is an alliance of consumer, labor and advocacy organizations.Frist has received $271,523 in campaign donations from the pharmaceutical and health products industry since 1989, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a watchdog group.He is also a possible candidate for president in 2008.In the interview, Frist reiterated how important he thinks the vaccine protections are."The United States of America, if a pandemic occurs, is totally unprepared," he said. "And the only way we are going to be prepared is rebuilding our manufacturing base to build a vaccine infrastructure that can be timely and responsive. We don't have it today."Frist has long advocated liability protection for vaccine makers, and it was widely reported that he would attempt to attach the legislation to the Defense Appropriations bill because it is considered must-pass legislation.Ken , senior vice president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said that, while the group favors liability protection, it did not take a position nor did it lobby on behalf of the law that passed. •http://www.gallatin newsexaminer. com/apps/ pbcs.dll/ article?AID=/20060209/ NEWS02/602090405 /1309/MTCN04> >> > <http://tinyurl. com/5gahdt>> > > > Senator Ted s of Alaska Reportedly Indicted> > > > > > By REUTERS> > Published: July 29, 2008> > WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Sen. Ted s from Alaska, the longest> serving U.S. > > Republican senator ever, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of> making false > > statements, according to a federal grand jury indictment.> > > > > > Doug Mills/The New York Times> > Senator Ted s spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in April.> > Related> > Times Topics: Ted s> > > > The U.S. Justice Department has scheduled a news conference for 1:20> p.m. to make an > > announcement "regarding a significant criminal matter."> > > > A federal law enforcement official said the news conference would> discuss the criminal > > charges against s. The 28-page indictment outlining the> charges against s > > was released by the Justice Department right before the news conference.> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Wow! This is big. Can't wait to see what the little Wiesel has to say. Zurama > > > > > > <http://tinyurl.com/5gahdt> > > > > > > Senator Ted s of Alaska Reportedly Indicted > > > > > > > > > By REUTERS > > > Published: July 29, 2008 > > > WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Sen. Ted s from Alaska, the longest > > serving U.S. > > > Republican senator ever, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of > > making false > > > statements, according to a federal grand jury indictment. > > > > > > > > > Doug Mills/The New York Times > > > Senator Ted s spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in April. > > > Related > > > Times Topics: Ted s > > > > > > The U.S. Justice Department has scheduled a news conference for 1:20 > > p.m. to make an > > > announcement " regarding a significant criminal matter. " > > > > > > A federal law enforcement official said the news conference would > > discuss the criminal > > > charges against s. The 28-page indictment outlining the > > charges against s > > > was released by the Justice Department right before the news conference. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Interesting to look back at the same thing taking place Dec. 10, 2002: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm? display=detail & hc=734 They couldn't figure out who did it that time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Maybe someone can tiny that shortcut for me so people can just click on it. Sorry. > > Interesting to look back at the same thing taking place Dec. 10, 2002: > > http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm? > display=detail & hc=734 > > They couldn't figure out who did it that time though. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Try this: http://tinyurl.com/6bw53y > > Maybe someone can tiny that shortcut for me so people can just click on > it. Sorry. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 No, here it is... it was already posted <http://tinyurl.com/5gahdt> Senator Ted s of Alaska Reportedly Indicted > > > > Maybe someone can tiny that shortcut for me so people can just click > on > > it. Sorry. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 This was the same defense bill in which ANWR was involved. Ted s supported ANWR because it would authorize oil drilling in extended areas of Alaska.A-CHAMP was very active in lobbying against the bill. We joined with Eagle Forum to place full page ads in the Hill, and Roll Call, Congressional newseekles.I have attached the advertisement that ran - interesting now from an historical perspective. Ted s screwed our kids behind the scenes with Bill Frist Christmas Eve 2006. See below:<http://benfrank.net/patriots/congress/top_republicans_sneak_vaccine_liability>Top Republicans SNEAK Vaccine Liability Protection into Defense BillWASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Speaker Dennis Hastert engineered a backroom legislative maneuver to protect pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits, say witnesses to the pre-Christmas power play.The language was tucked into a Defense Department appropriations bill at the last minute without the approval of members of a House-Senate conference committee, say several witnesses, including a top Republican staff member.In an interview, Frist, a doctor and Tennessee Republican, denied that the wording was added that way.Trial lawyers and other groups condemn the law, saying it could make it nearly impossible for people harmed by a vaccine to force the drug maker to pay for their injuries.Many in health care counter that the protection is needed to help build up the vaccine industry in the United States, especially in light of a possible avian flu pandemic.The legislation, called the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, allows the secretary of Health and Human Services to declare a public health emergency, which then provides immunity for companies that develop vaccines and other "countermeasures."Beyond the issue of vaccine liability protection, some say going around the longstanding practice of bipartisan House-Senate conference committees' working out compromises on legislation is a dangerous power grab by Republican congressional leaders that subverts democracy."It is a travesty of the legislative process," said Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank."It vests enormous power in the hands of congressional leaders and private interests, minimizes transparency and denies legitimate opportunities for all interested parties, in Congress and outside, to weigh in on important policy questions."At issue is what happened Dec. 18 as Congress scrambled to finish its business and head home for the Christmas holiday.That day, a conference committee made up of 38 senators and House members metseveral times to work out differences on the 2006 Defense Department appropriations bill.Rep. Obey, D-Wis., the ranking minority House member on the conference committee, said he asked Sen. Ted s, R-Alaska, the conference chairman, whether the vaccine liability language was in the massive bill or would be placed in it.Obey and four others at the meeting said s told him no. Committee memberssigned off on the bill and the conference broke up.A spokeswoman for s, Boone, said last week that the vaccine liability language was in the bill when conferees approved it. s was not made available for comment.During a January interview, Frist agreed. Asked about the claim that the vaccine language was inserted after the conference members signed off on the bill, he replied: "To my knowledge, that is incorrect. It was my understanding, you'd have to sort of confirm, that the vaccine liability which had been signed off by leaders of the conference, signed off by the leadership in the United States Senate, signed off by the leadership of the House, it was my understanding throughout that that was part of that conference report."But Kennedy, who works for Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., as staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee, said at a seminar for reporters last month that the language was inserted by Frist and Hastert, R-Ill., after the conference committee ended its work."There should be no dispute. That was an absolute travesty," Kennedy said at a videotaped Washington, D.C., forum sponsored by the Center on Congress at Indiana University."It was added after the conference had concluded. It was added at the specific direction of the speaker of the House and the majority leader of the Senate. The conferees did not vote on it. It's a true travesty of the process."After the conference committee broke up, a meeting was called in Hastert's office, Kennedy said. Also at the meeting, according to a congressional staffer, were Frist, s and House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo."They (committee staff members) were given the language and then it was put in the document," Kennedy said.About 10 or 10:30 p.m., Democratic staff members were handed the language and told it was now in the bill, Obey said.He took to the House floor in a rage. He called Frist and Hastert "a couple of musclemen in Congress who think they have a right to tell everybody else that they have to do their bidding."Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., also was critical of inserting the vaccine language after the conference committee had adjourned."It sucks," he told Congress Daily that night.Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., another member of the conference committee, was upset, too, a staff member said, because he didn't have enough time to read the language. The final bill was filed in the House at 11:54 p.m. and passed 308-102 at 5:02 the next morning.The Senate unanimously approved the legislation Dec. 21, but not before Senate Democrats, including several members of the conference committee, bashed the way the vaccine language was inserted."What an insult to the legislative process," said Sen. Byrd, D-W.Va., a member of the conference committee. Byrd is considered the authority on legislative rules and tradition.President Bush signed the legislation into law Dec. 30.When asked about Frist's earlier denial, spokeswoman Amy Call said: "Bill Frist has fought hard to protect the people of Tennessee and the people of the United States from a bioterror emergency and that's what he did throughout this process."Hastert's office did not provide a response.Not against the rulesThe practice of adding to a compromise bill worked out by bipartisan House-Senate conference committees, while highly unusual, is not thought to violate congressional rules.Some Senate and House Democrats have proposed banning the practice as part of broader attempts at ethics reform in Congress.They, consumer groups and others with concerns about possible harm caused by vaccines charge that the move was a gift by Frist to the pharmaceutical industry, which they point out has given a lot of campaign cash to the Nashville doctor through the years."The senator should be working to ensure there are safe vaccines to protect American families rather than protecting the drug industry's pocketbooks," Pamela Gilbert, president of Protect American Families, said in a statement. The group is an alliance of consumer, labor and advocacy organizations.Frist has received $271,523 in campaign donations from the pharmaceutical and health products industry since 1989, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a watchdog group.He is also a possible candidate for president in 2008.In the interview, Frist reiterated how important he thinks the vaccine protections are."The United States of America, if a pandemic occurs, is totally unprepared," he said. "And the only way we are going to be prepared is rebuilding our manufacturing base to build a vaccine infrastructure that can be timely and responsive. We don't have it today."Frist has long advocated liability protection for vaccine makers, and it was widely reported that he would attempt to attach the legislation to the Defense Appropriations bill because it is considered must-pass legislation.Ken , senior vice president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said that, while the group favors liability protection, it did not take a position nor did it lobby on behalf of the law that passed. •http://www.gallatinnewsexaminer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060209/NEWS02/602090405/1309/MTCN04--- In EOHarm , "Zurama" wrote:>> What false statements and what do they have to do with autism?> > Zurama> > > >> > <http://tinyurl.com/5gahdt>> > > > Senator Ted s of Alaska Reportedly Indicted> > > > > > By REUTERS> > Published: July 29, 2008> > WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Sen. Ted s from Alaska, the longest> serving U.S. > > Republican senator ever, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of> making false > > statements, according to a federal grand jury indictment.> > > > > > Doug Mills/The New York Times> > Senator Ted s spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in April.> > Related> > Times Topics: Ted s> > > > The U.S. Justice Department has scheduled a news conference for 1:20> p.m. to make an > > announcement "regarding a significant criminal matter."> > > > A federal law enforcement official said the news conference would> discuss the criminal > > charges against s. The 28-page indictment outlining the> charges against s > > was released by the Justice Department right before the news conference.> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 That's right. And being born in Alaska (and my whole family still living there) I have opposed ANWR since conception. Thanks for this additional history. The attachment did not come through on my computer (they never do). Would you mind sending it to me off-list? Thanks, Bob! > > > > > > > > <http://tinyurl.com/5gahdt> > > > > > > > > Senator Ted s of Alaska Reportedly Indicted > > > > > > > > > > > > By REUTERS > > > > Published: July 29, 2008 > > > > WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Sen. Ted s from Alaska, the longest > > > serving U.S. > > > > Republican senator ever, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of > > > making false > > > > statements, according to a federal grand jury indictment. > > > > > > > > > > > > Doug Mills/The New York Times > > > > Senator Ted s spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in April. > > > > Related > > > > Times Topics: Ted s > > > > > > > > The U.S. Justice Department has scheduled a news conference for > > 1:20 > > > p.m. to make an > > > > announcement " regarding a significant criminal matter. " > > > > > > > > A federal law enforcement official said the news conference would > > > discuss the criminal > > > > charges against s. The 28-page indictment outlining the > > > charges against s > > > > was released by the Justice Department right before the news > > conference. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Sorry to answer my own post, but in a way I'm sorry that we moved to California. I really like it here and the services for the kids are much better. But a very small number of people can get a lot done in Alaska. When I moved back in 1997 one year before my first son was born and poisoned there, we voted out the parking authority! That's how the politics are there. Too bad a number of Alaskans didn't figure out the shenanigans of Senator s long before they did. > > > > > > > > > > <http://tinyurl.com/5gahdt> > > > > > > > > > > Senator Ted s of Alaska Reportedly Indicted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > By REUTERS > > > > > Published: July 29, 2008 > > > > > WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Sen. Ted s from Alaska, the longest > > > > serving U.S. > > > > > Republican senator ever, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of > > > > making false > > > > > statements, according to a federal grand jury indictment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Doug Mills/The New York Times > > > > > Senator Ted s spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in April. > > > > > Related > > > > > Times Topics: Ted s > > > > > > > > > > The U.S. Justice Department has scheduled a news conference for > > > 1:20 > > > > p.m. to make an > > > > > announcement " regarding a significant criminal matter. " > > > > > > > > > > A federal law enforcement official said the news conference would > > > > discuss the criminal > > > > > charges against s. The 28-page indictment outlining the > > > > charges against s > > > > > was released by the Justice Department right before the news > > > conference. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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