Interesting tidbit I found re: Alaska politics.

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Campaigning under the cloud of federal investigations is tough enough, but could Sen. Ted Stevens or Rep. Don Young have the added worries of an indictment before they face the voters? Would prosecutors wait until after the election to bring charges to avoid the appearance of meddling in Alaska politics?

Stevens, 84, is the longest-serving Republican senator. His Girdwood home was searched last summer by FBI and IRS agents investigating his connection to Bill Allen, the chairman of the now-defunct oil field services company Veco. Veco managed and paid some of the employees who worked on renovations that doubled the size of Stevens' home in 2000.

Young, 74, has never lost an election since he gained office in a special election in March 1973, when he replaced Rep. Nick Begich, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich's father, who vanished on a flight from Anchorage and was never found. Young is a subject of at least two federal investigations: the Veco case and an earmark he introduced for a highway interchange in Florida sought by a campaign contributor. Young is also connected to the long-running investigation of super lobbyist Jack Abramoff, now in federal prison.

Young has reported spending more than $1.1 million in campaign funds on legal bills since last year, although he has consistently declined to say what the work is for.

http://www.adn.com/fbi/story/418890.html

I find it interesting that the man who is running against Stevens NOW (Mayor Begich) is the son of the Representative that Don Young replaced in 1973, and that Stevens & Young are both involved in the current inventigations in AK.