PRESIDENCY: Senior senator says he has no fear if she must lead.
By KYLE HOPKINS
khopkins@adn.com
Published: September 4th, 2008 12:05 AM
Last Modified: September 4th, 2008 02:32 AM
... Answering the question that the country is asking, Sen. Ted Stevens said Wednesday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be ready to step in as commander-in-chief of the military if necessary ...
Stevens has been indicted on seven counts of not reporting gifts from the now defunct Veco Corp. in a sweeping federal corruption investigation of Alaska politicians ...
McCain and Palin are running as reformers, with McCain saying that Palin has "fought party bosses" in Alaska.
Stevens said he thinks that was a reference to her battles with state party leadership -- not Stevens himself ...
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