Articles by Richard B. Schmitt

510 articles since 2003

McCain, Palin and Obama call on Ted Stevens to resign

National | By Richard B. Schmitt and Richard Simon | October 29, 2008
Republican John McCain called on his longtime Senate colleague Ted Stevens to resign today, as Republican support for the Alaskan eroded among other GOP lawmakers. Read more
 

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens found guilty of financial disclosure violations

National | By Richard B. Schmitt | October 28, 2008
A federal jury today found Sen. Read more
 

Sen. Ted Stevens covered up gift-taking, prosecutor says

National | By Richard B. Schmitt | October 22, 2008
WASHINGTON – Sen. Read more
 

Testimony ends in Sen. Ted Stevens corruption trial

National | By Richard B. Schmitt | October 21, 2008
WASHINGTON – Testimony in the corruption trial of Sen. Read more
 

U.S. to hold international summit on financial crisis

World | By Richard B. Schmitt | October 19, 2008
President Bush, under pressure from allies, Saturday agreed to host a summit of world leaders before leaving office, to work on responses to the global financial crisis, including more rigorous international oversight of markets. Read more
 

Ted Stevens testifies that he always paid his own bills

National | By Richard B. Schmitt | October 18, 2008
WASHINGTON – Alaska Sen. Read more
 

Ted Stevens’ wife testifies she paid renovation bills

National | By Richard B. Schmitt | October 17, 2008
WASHINGTON – The wife of indicted Sen. Read more
 

Senator’s friends discussed questionable billing records

National | By Richard B. Schmitt | October 8, 2008
Two years ago, when Sen. Read more
 

Ted Stevens on tape: might ‘spend a little time in jail’

National | By Richard B. Schmitt | October 7, 2008
WASHINGTON – Caught on tape discussing the burgeoning corruption probe against him two years ago, Sen. Read more
 

Regulator takes heat over IndyMac

Business | By Richard B. Schmitt | October 6, 2008
As the mortgage crisis deepened in California last year, officials in Washington put the fate of thrifts in the West in the hands of a veteran regulator who had a memorable role in the last major crisis in the savings and loan industry. Read more
 
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