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Stevens’ Support Plummets In Post-Conviction Poll

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Thursday, October 30th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Alaska voters are losing faith in Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the top defense appropriator convicted on seven felony counts on Monday, according to a poll conducted Tuesday. Stevens dropped eight points behind his Democratic challenger, Anchorage mayor Mark Begich, in a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Alaska voters. Stevens was convicted Monday by a federal jury on seven felony counts for failing to disclose gifts from an oil contractor and other friends (Defense Daily, Oct. 28). The…

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House Republicans Block Measure To Impeach Hegseth

House Republicans on Tuesday evening voted to block an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a 211-204 vote, the House moved to refer Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) articles […]

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Top House Defense Appropriator Calvert Officially Wins Reelection Bid

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), House Republicans’ top defense appropriator, has officially won his reelection bid. Calvert was running for a redistricted seat against fellow House Republican Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.), […]

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No Path To Defense Reconciliation, Including GOP’s $350 Billion, Coons Says

Top Senate Democrats threw cold water on any GOP plans for a $350 billion fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill, or any defense reconciliation bill, before a new Congress is sworn in […]

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Industry Groups ‘Urge’ Congress To Block Stock Buyback Restriction From Final FY ‘27 NDAA

More than three dozen industry associations on Monday called on congressional defense committee leaders to scrap a provision in the final version of the next National Defense Authorization Act that […]