Getting in bed with Ted.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: TILTING at windmills - Ted Stevens - Brief article

Senator Ted Stevens, whom you may recall as the sponsor of that $398 million Bridge to Nowhere in his home state of Alaska, is under investigation for his relationship to Bill Allen, a former executive of VECO Corporation, a company that has been the beneficiary of lucrative federal contracts. Allen has pleaded guilty to paying more than $400,000 in bribes to officials and Alaska state legislators, including Stevens's son Ben, who, Allen says, accepted $4,000 a month in bribes disguised as consulting fees.

Allen also says he "personally oversaw the rebuilding of Stevens' house," which as a result more than doubled in value, according to the Washington...