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The FBI raided the home of Republican senator Ted Stevens in connection with a corruption case it is investigating in his state, Alaska.(The Week)(Brief article)

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The FBI raided the home of Republican senator Ted Stevens in connection with a corruption case it is investigating in his state, Alaska. In 2000, Stevens ordered an extensive home-improvement project that nearly doubled the size of his house. Allegedly, the contractors who did the work were told to send the invoices first to VECO Corp., an oilfield-services company whose two top executives have pleaded guilty to bribing Alaska state legislators. Stevens appears to have paid the bills himself out of a separate account set up for the project, but investigators want to find out why a company known for its corrupt practices got a look at them first. Stevens's son, former Alaska senate president ...

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