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Panel Has Claim to Stevens Tapes

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 1, 2007, Midnight

The Senate Ethics Committee has broad legal authority to listen to FBI tape recordings made of Sen. Ted Stevens’ (R-Alaska) telephone conversations, should the panel launch an inquiry into corruption allegations against the seven-term lawmaker.

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