{"id":443,"date":"2010-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/08\/remembering-ted-stevens.html"},"modified":"2010-08-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-11T00:00:00","slug":"remembering-ted-stevens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/08\/remembering-ted-stevens.html","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Ted Stevens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/43961\/13171949\/Noted_Passings&amp;post_num=266#461241953\">Ted Stevens<\/a> (R-Alaska) died in a plane crash Monday night near Dillingham, Alaska. The 86-year-old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/politics\/documents\/stevens-timeline-610.html\">former Alaska senator<\/a> served on Capitol Hill from December 1968 until January 2009.<br \/>\n&#8220;A decorated World War II pilot who survived a deadly 1978 plane crash, he was the longest-serving GOP senator in history and spent his 40-year Senate career bringing billions of federal dollars home,&#8221; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/ap\/top\/all\/7147845.html\">Associated Press<\/a> reported. &#8220;One failed effort &#8212; the infamous &#8216;Bridge to Nowhere&#8217; &#8212; became part of his national legacy, as did convictions that helped foil his 2008 campaign but<a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/44011\/14145646\/Obama,_Holder_and_the_rule_of_law#282308476\"> were later tossed out<\/a>.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Senator Stevens&#8217; life was dedicated to Alaska and her people, and he will be remembered for his untiring efforts to build the 49th state over his many decades of public service,&#8221; Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said in a press release posted on the state&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/gov.alaska.gov\/parnell\/press-room\/full-press-release.html?pr=5471\">Web site<\/a>. &#8220;Known as the &#8216;Lion of the Senate,&#8217; he was also a distinguished patriot dedicating his life to America and constitutional principles. Senator Stevens was a father, a grandfather, a husband, and a personal friend to countless Alaskans. We will miss him greatly.&#8221;<br \/>\nHow will you remember the longtime politician? Join the Community <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/59723\/25585389\/Ted_Stevens_believed_to_be_aboard_crashed_plane\">discussion<\/a> about the crash, which also killed four other people and injured others including ex-NASA chief Sean O&#8217;Keefe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) died in a plane crash Monday night near Dillingham, Alaska. 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