Sen. Stevens (R-AK) Has The Handwritten Note

From TPMSen. Stevens (R-AK) has the handwritten note (from the Fairbanks News-Miner): "Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday showed reporters a handwritten legis
By John Amato — November 22, 2004

From TPM

Sen. Stevens (R-AK) has the handwritten note (from the Fairbanks News-Miner): "Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday showed reporters a handwritten legislative proposal from an IRS employee that slipped into and nearly stopped the massive appropriations bill passed by Congress this weekend. Stevens said the note proves that neither he nor any other Republican had crafted the potentially privacy-invading language."

-- Josh Marshall

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