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Title: Former Senator Ted Stevens Believed To Be A Passenger Aboard Plane That Crashed In Alaska
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URL Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/ ... ens-plane-crash_n_676805.html#
Published: Aug 10, 2010
Author: Becky Bohrer
Post Date: 2010-08-10 12:05:17 by Skip Intro
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Views: 8232
Comments: 38
JUNEAU, Alaska — A plane carrying nine people crashed amid southwest Alaska's remote mountains and lakes, killing five people on board, authorities said Tuesday. Former Sen. Ted Stevens and ex-NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe were believed to be aboard, but it was unclear if they were among the dead. Reports from officials in Alaska were that nine people were aboard the aircraft and that "it appears that there are five fatalities," NTSB spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz told The Associated Press in Washington. A U.S. government official told The Associated Press that Alaska authorities have been told that the 86-year-old Stevens, a former longtime Republican senator, was on the plane. The official, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, says Stevens' condition is unknown. The federal official declined to be publicly identified because the crash response and investigation are under way. Stevens was one of two survivors in a 1978 plane crash at Anchorage International Airport that killed his wife, Ann, and several others. Defense contractor EADS North America said Tuesday morning that O'Keefe, the CEO of the U.S.-based division of the European company, was a passenger on the small plane. The company said it had no further information about O'Keefe's status. Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes said the Guard was called to the area about 20 miles north of Dillingham at about 7 p.m. Monday after a passing aircraft saw the downed plane. But severe weather has hampered search and rescue efforts. Hayes said five people were on scene early Tuesday helping the crash victims. It was unclear how they reached the site. A second U.S. government official in Washington said Tuesday that the National Guard in Alaska reported a private medical team was dropped near the crash site by commercial helicopter Tuesday morning. Four of nine people aboard the plane survived, the official said. Story continues below Coast Guard Petty Officer David Mosley said the agency has a plane flying over the crash scene, scouting it to make sure it's safe for helicopters to come into the area with pararescuers. The National Weather Service reported rain and fog at Dillingham, with low clouds and limited visibility early Tuesday. Conditions ranged from visibility of about 10 miles reported at Dillingham shortly before 7 p.m. Monday to 3 miles, with rain and fog, reported about an hour later, according to the agency. Steven and O'Keefe are longtime fishing buddies and the former senator had been planning a fishing trip near Dillingham, longtime friend William Canfield said. The flight in and out of Dillingham is an often perilous trip through the mountains even in good weather, Canfield said. Stevens, a moderate Republican, was appointed to the Senate in 1968 and served longer than any other Republican in history. He remarried several years after the 1978 crash – he and his second wife, Catherine, have a daughter, Lily. Over the years, Stevens directed billions of dollars to Alaska. But one of his projects – infamously known as the "Bridge to Nowhere" – became a symbol of pork-barrel spending in Congress and a target of taxpayer groups who challenged a $450 million appropriation for bridge construction in Ketchikan. Stevens' standing in Alaska was toppled by corruption allegations and a federal trial in 2008. He was convicted of all seven counts – and narrowly lost his Senate seat to Democrat Mark Begich in the election the following week. But five months after the election, Attorney General Eric Holder sought to dismiss the indictment against Stevens and not proceed with a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct by federal prosecutors. Stevens' family thanked those trying to reach the site of a plane crash in southwest Alaska in a statement released Tuesday morning by a former Stevens chief of staff. Lopatkiewicz said the NTSB is sending a team to the crash site. In Washington, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the aircraft is a DeHavilland DHC-3T registered to Anchorage-based General Communication Corp. Dillingham is located in northern Bristol Bay, about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage.
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#1. To: Skip Intro (#0)
Cast of Characters | Cheney | washingtonpost.com Sean O'Keefe,. Cheney protege who was administrator of NASA and deputy chief of the Office of Management and Budget. [Photo of Ted Olson] ... voices.washingtonpost.com/cheney/about/cast_of_characters/ - Similar 911 met with cheney
Really? Is Cheney cleaning up loose ends? I saw something on the news of Cheney getting out of the hospital - perfect alibi.
"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Jethro Tull to Rotara
Mcclown, when does the gulf coast evacuation commence? What is the death toll from Obama's oil disaster? Has it reached a million yet? How's that "peak oil" thingy working out for you? Why are you such a coward?
I'd forgotten about this. Is Stevens sentenced and scheduled to do time?
"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Jethro Tull to Rotara
Well...hoping that all are okay is a moot point...hope the families of those lost and the survivors heal and heal quickly.
Read the fookin article! The case was thrown out!
At 86 years old I doubt it.
"How many confirmed NV Mig kills do YOU have general? I only have three." - Mad Dog, the syphilitic psychopath
Why not up the ante and say a prayer for the families?
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
Hey numb-nuts, the case was thrown out. You seem to have a difficult time reading articles here on LF. You take your meds today?
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
Hey whistle dick, highlight where it says the case was thrown out. ...Holder sought to dismiss the indictment against Stevens...
"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Jethro Tull to Rotara
because of prosecutorial misconduct by federal prosecutors. What does that indicate, dumbo?
GFY yucktard.
"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Jethro Tull to Rotara
Go pleasure yourself, drunken faggot. Stevens is dead.
Really disliked Stevens, he's a good example of whats wrong with our system of government, and a poster child for term limits. That said, rest in peace.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
...Holder sought to dismiss the indictment against Stevens... If you can't keep up with current events, go back to Liberty Post. On behalf of Attorney General Holder, Paul O'Brien submitted a "Motion of The United States To Set Aside The Verdict And Dismiss The Indictment With Prejudice" in connection with case No. 08-231 early on April 1, 2009. Judge Emmet G. Sullivan soon signed the order; as it occurred prior to sentencing, it had the effect of vacating Stevens' conviction
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
Because while I am an agnostic I am not a hypocrite.
So, Mr. Agnostic, just what does "thinking about a poor kid" do to help them? I'm really curious about what you expected to do for the kid in this manner.
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
You don't recognize the difference between positive and negative thinking? Then I'd suggest that you try positive thinking for a change. And you don't have to call me "Mr. Agnostic". Mr. Lord and Master will do, thanks....
And you don't have to call me "Mr. Agnostic". Mr. Lord and Master will do, thanks.... So go on, tell all of us how your "positive thinking", whatever the fuck that is, is going to help this kid. And I'm more inclined to call you "bitch" before I call you Lord or Master.
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
It will help more than you you talking to yourself under the delusion that thinking someone else is there listening. Positive thinking works. See...I'm positive that you're an asshole and, viola, turns out you are.
Limp that wrist when you thay that fella...
See...I'm positive that you're an asshole and, viola, turns out you are. There you have it. He offers no evidence, but only personal attacks. You keep thinking good thoughts there. Maybe you can think your way to a super lotto ticket? Right? What a fucking loon you are.
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
If I want any lip from you War, I'll rattle my zipper.
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
Whatever you say zipperhead...
Thanks I will. Maybe you can think your way to a super lotto ticket? Right? How has praying for one worked out for ya?
I don't waste my prayers on something as trivial as financial gain. It worked WONDERFULLY on my daughters surgery last week. Does that count?
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
So you do talk to yourself and think someone is listening. 9/11...people prayed they'd get through the day safely and didn't. Some prayed that they would murder others and were successful. The irony is that they were praying to the same God...the God of Abraham. Neat God you all have there...
Really? Is Cheney cleaning up loose ends? I saw something on the news of Cheney getting out of the hospital - perfect alibi. cheney hates impromptu. Had another guy lined up and waiting, but then O'keefe strolls in at around 800/815 and goes for 45 minutes. Finally, as the SS Agent is listening to the hijack in real time, someone at 902 decides to inform the VPOTUS. Neither cheney nor okeefe could recall what the important 45 min conversation was about.
Sorry, the God of Abraham is pretty clear that he gave us, and the hi-jackers free will. Just because you ask doesn't mean it will be granted.
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
Playing along with you and your belief in ghosts, the free will that God supposedly gave is to accept or reject him. Playing along with your belief in ghosts, you also believe that when you pray God intercedes in that free will that you now claim is a general one. Which is it? And what prayers does he answer? All of them? Is there a chance that the answer will be no? If so, seems to me that God has Free Will too...
What do you think it was about? Prior to that, O'Keefe served as acting United States Secretary of the Navy from 1992–1993 under President George H. W. Bush. This is what I remember him from.
"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Jethro Tull to Rotara
What do you think it was about? Cover. Like with ALL the other people who would normally be in charge. Everyone was out of pocket, with alibi. But with cheney, they needed something extra. Because ONE PERSON had to be in position to keep NORAD(or anyone else) away until the Last Pentagon Explosion. Note how ALL Leaders immediately checked in between 9:40 and 10. And rookies at the MOST critical post(NORAD/FAA) as replacements. Anonymous Commands/Incoherent Timelines from both, to this day. ;} As O keefe(rewarded like Olson(SolicitorGeneralSCOTUS, with NASA job) was fired as Prez of LSU and that took something. As there's some real looney tunes there.
Which is it? And what prayers does he answer? All of them? Is there a chance that the answer will be no? The Lord works in mysterious ways. We don't know which prayers he answers. It's not a science, it's a faith.
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
If anyone knows looney tunes, that would be you;^)
"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Jethro Tull to Rotara
You've taken the long way to admit that your prayer and my manner of positive thinking are no different. Given a choice, I'll go with the tangible over the unfathomable.
If anyone knows looney tunes, that would be you;^) Love the LSU women, but I can't resist gigging the University. I do like LSU over Bama, so there is that. 8D
I freely admit that my prayers may or may not be answered. But can you say your "positive thinking" is any better? Or can you prove it?
Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door.
Where did I? It's what I choose to do. Did I tell you to stop praying - as stupid as I believe it may be?
#2. To: mcgowanjm (#1)
911 met with cheney
#3. To: mcgowanjm (#1)
911 met with cheney
#4. To: Skip Intro (#0)
But five months after the election, Attorney General Eric Holder sought to dismiss the indictment against Stevens and not proceed with a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct by federal prosecutors.
#5. To: Skip Intro (#0)
(Edited)
#6. To: Fred Mertz (#4)
Is Stevens sentenced and scheduled to do time?
#7. To: Fred Mertz (#4)
I'd forgotten about this. Is Stevens sentenced and scheduled to do time?
#8. To: war (#5)
Well...hoping that all are okay is a moot point...hope the families of those lost and the survivors heal and heal quickly.
#9. To: Fred Mertz (#4)
I'd forgotten about this. Is Stevens sentenced and scheduled to do time?
#10. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#9)
#11. To: Fred Mertz (#10)
Holder sought to dismiss the indictment against Stevens...
#12. To: Ibluafartsky (#11)
#13. To: Fred Mertz (#12)
#14. To: All (#0)
#15. To: Fred Mertz (#10)
Hey whistle dick, highlight where it says the case was thrown out.
#16. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#8)
#17. To: war (#16)
Because while I am an agnostic I am not a hypocrite.
#18. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#17)
(Edited)
#19. To: war (#18)
You don't recognize the difference between positive and negative thinking? Then I'd suggest that you try positive thinking for a change.
#20. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#19)
(Edited)
#21. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#19)
And I'm more inclined to call you "bitch" before I call you Lord or Master.
#22. To: war (#20)
Positive thinking works.
#23. To: war (#21)
Limp that wrist when you thay that fella...
#24. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#23)
If I want any lip from you War, I'll rattle my zipper.
#25. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#22)
You keep thinking good thoughts there.
#26. To: war (#25)
How has praying for one worked out for ya?
#27. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#26)
It worked WONDERFULLY on my daughters surgery last week.
#28. To: Fred Mertz (#2)
#29. To: war (#27)
Neat God you all have there...
#30. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#29)
(Edited)
#31. To: mcgowanjm (#28)
Neither cheney nor okeefe could recall what the important 45 min conversation was about.
#32. To: Fred Mertz (#31)
(Edited)
#33. To: war (#30)
you also believe that when you pray God intercedes in that free will that you now claim is a general one.
#34. To: mcgowanjm (#32)
As there's some real looney tunes there.
#35. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#33)
(Edited)
The Lord works in mysterious ways. We don't know which prayers he answers. It's not a science, it's a faith.
#36. To: Fred Mertz (#34)
As there's some real looney tunes there.
#37. To: war (#35)
You've taken the long way to admit that your prayer and my manner of positive thinking are no different. Given a choice, I'll go with the tangible over the unfathomable.
#38. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#37)
But can you say your "positive thinking" is any better?
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