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GOP Rep. Don Young Investigated in Alaska Oil Probe

HeadlineJul 26, 2007

Another senior Republican lawmaker has come under criminal investigation in a widening congressional corruption probe. The Wall Street Journal reports federal investigators are looking into whether Alaska Congressmember Don Young accepted bribes from the oil-field firm VECO Corp. Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the former chair of the Appropriations Committee, is also under investigation.

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