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To: ManyMoose who wrote (377540)8/10/2010 11:37:19 AM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) of 793843
 
Ted Stevens Likely Was on Downed Plane
AUGUST 10, 2010, 11:07 A.M. ET.

Associated Press
JUNEAU, Alaska—A plane believed to be carrying nine people, including former Sen. Ted Stevens, crashed in southwest Alaska, and rescue crews were trying to reach the wreckage.

A U.S. government official said Alaska authorities have been told the former longtime Republican senator was among several passengers. The official said Mr. Stevens's condition is unknown.

Defense contractor EADS North America, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co., said former National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Sean O'Keefe was a passenger on the plane. Mr. O'Keefe is the chief executive of the U.S.-based division of the European company. The company said local authorities in Alaska are reporting there are survivors and a rescue operation is under way.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it appears that five people were killed and four survived. An NTSB investigative team ...

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