TPM Muckraker: Stevens earmark (yes, again w/the earmarks) benefits his son

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http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003382.php



Ted Stevens Pushing Earmark For Son's Employer

By Laura McGann - June 7, 2007, 12:42 PM

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) wants to make sure an earmark left over from 2005 gets to the right oil company – the one that employs his son, former Alaska Senate President Ben Stevens.

Roll Call (sub. req.) has the story today on the $2 million that is supposed to help a subsidiary of SEMCO Energy to study the feasibility of a pipeline in Alaska.

When the earmark appeared in the Senate version of the SAFETEA-LU bill where Stevens chaired the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, it was left a little unclear where the money should go.

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Stevens, Rep. Don Young (R-AK) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) are making it clear who should win custody:
ENSTAR Natural Gas and ASRC Energy Service. The companies are working to see if a pipeline can be built between Fairbanks and Anchorage.

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1. What a flattering pic of old Ted.

Haha. The news is not looking good for the old guy these days. See...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2872028&mesg_id=2872028

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2. he doesn't even care

he just thinks he deserves to get his way.