In an election season fraught with tension, one in which change is king and discontent is in the air, Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has done his party no favors; the longest running Republican senator has just entered a plea of not guilty in his indictment on 7 counts of making false statements regarding more than a quarter of a million dollars in gifts and favors, all from Alaskan oil pipeline and construction company VECO. In a year when the GOP is attempting to shed the appearance of being tied to oil and gas corporations, this is the last thing the party needed. more »