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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS This image provided by the Division of Alaska State Troopers shows the wreckage of the plane that crashed into a remote mountainside near Dillingham, Alaska, killing former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others, and stranding survivors on the slope overnight into Tuesday.

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This image provided by the Alaska State Troopers shows the wreckage of the amphibious plane carrying former Sen. Ted Stevens that crashed into a remote mountainside in southwest Alaska on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, during a fishing trip, killing the state's most beloved political figure and four others and stranding the survivors on a rocky, brush-covered slope overnight. (AP photo/Alaska State Troopers)

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** FILE ** An American flag flies at half-staff over the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, in honor of former Sen. Ted Stevens, who died in a plane crash in Alaska two days before. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Tom Tucker, owner of Tucker Aviation is shown in Dillingham, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, in front of his Robertson R44 helicopter. Tucker made three trips to the site of the plane crash that killed former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and three others Monday night northwest of Dillingham. He delivered a doctor and paramedics to the scene and helped aide survivors. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Maj. Gen. Thomas Katkus, center, adjutant general of the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell , right, and Public Safety Commissioner Joe Masters, speak at a news conference about the plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens. The plane carrying Stevens and ex-NASA chief Sean O'Keefe crashed into a remote mountainside in Alaska, killing the longtime senator and a number of others, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rachel D'oro)

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In this April 7, 2009 file photo, former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens stands with his daughters, from left, Beth Stevens, Lily Stevens and Susan Covich as he leaves federal court in Washington. Stevens, an uncompromising advocate for Alaska for four decades who delivered scores of expensive projects to one of the nation's most sparsely populated states, died in a plane crash on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at the age of 86. Family spokesman Mitch Rose says Stevens was among the victims of a crash outside Dillingham, Alaska about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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This image provided by the Alaska State Troopers shows the wreckage of the amphibious plane carrying former Sen. Ted Stevens and former NASA chief Sean O'Keefe that crashed into a remote Alaska mountainside during a fishing trip, killing Mr. Stevens and four others and stranding the survivors on a rocky, brush-covered slope overnight. The plane hit the ground with so much force that it left a 300-foot gash on the slope, federal investigators said. (AP Photo/Alaska State Troopers)

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Sen. Ted Stevens, Alaska Republican, talks to supporters in 2008 at a rally welcoming him home. Stevens, a senator from 1968 to 2009, died in a plane crash outside Dillingham, Alaska, on Monday at the age of 86. (Associated Press)

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In this Jan. 25, 1984 file photo, President Ronald Reagan is flanked by Congressional leaders during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill; Chief of Staff James Baker, partly obscured; Attorney General Nominee Edwin Meese; President Reagan; Majority Leader Howard Baker; and Majority Whip Ted Stevens of Alaska. Stevens, an uncompromising advocate for Alaska for four decades who delivered scores of expensive projects to one of the nation's most sparsely populated states, died in a plane crash on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at the age of 86. Family spokesman Mitch Rose says Stevens was among the victims of a crash outside Dillingham, Alaska about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)

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In this undated photo, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, left, and President Jimmy Carter discuss the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Stevens, an uncompromising advocate for Alaska for four decades who delivered scores of expensive projects to one of the nation's most sparsely populated states, died in a plane crash on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at the age of 86. Family spokesman Mitch Rose says Stevens was among the victims of a crash outside Dillingham, Alaska about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, File)

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In this 1973 photo, President Gerald Ford stands beside Ted Stevens at Stevens' 50th birthday in Anchorage, Alaska. Stevens, an uncompromising advocate for Alaska for four decades who delivered scores of expensive projects to one of the nation's most sparsely populated states, died in a plane crash on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at the age of 86. Family spokesman Mitch Rose says Stevens was among the victims of a crash outside Dillingham, Alaska about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News)

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In this Dec. 1978 photo, authorities examine the wreckage of a plane crash at Anchorage International Airport that killed Sen. Ted Stevens' first wife, Ann. Stevens, an uncompromising advocate for Alaska for four decades who delivered scores of expensive projects to one of the nation's most sparsely populated states, died in a plane crash on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at the age of 86. Family spokesman Mitch Rose says Stevens was among the victims of a crash outside Dillingham, Alaska about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, File)

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** FILE ** In this Aug. 4, 2008, file photo, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, speaks in Anchorage, Alaska, announcing that he is running for re-election. Stevens was believed to be aboard a plane that crashed amid southwest Alaska's remote mountains and lakes, authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

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In this April 7, 2009 file photo, former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens stands with his daughters, from left, Beth Stevens, Lily Stevens and Susan Covich as he leaves federal court in Washington. Stevens, an uncompromising advocate for Alaska for four decades who delivered scores of expensive projects to one of the nation's most sparsely populated states, died in a plane crash on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at the age of 86. Family spokesman Mitch Rose says Stevens was among the victims of a crash outside Dillingham, Alaska about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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** FILE ** Sen. Ted Stevens, Alaska Republican, leaves U.S. District Court in Washington on Thursday, July 31, 2008, after pleading not guilty to seven counts, including concealing more than $250,000 in gifts from an oil services company. (The Washington Times)

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US Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska leaves the US Courthouse in Washington D.C. as the trial adjourns for the day, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. (Joseph Silverman/Washington Times)

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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-ALASKA), who was instrumental in the attachment of ANWAR to the Defense Appropriations Bill, talks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, Tuesday, December 20, 2005. ( Liz O. Baylen / The Washington Times )

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President Pro Tempore Senator Ted Stevens, and Department of the Interior Secretary Gale Norton, right, hold a news conference supporting arctic oil drilling outside the Russell Senate office building in NW Washington DC, Tuesday, March 15, 2005. ( Astrid Riecken / The Washington Times )

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In the hallway outside the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, right, Dave Schiappa, center, and Senate Majotity Leader Bill Frist of Tenn. discuss their next move after a cloture vote failed. Wednesday, December 21, 2005. ( Daniel Rosenbaum / Washington Times )

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In a hallway outside the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, left, Dave Schiappa, second from left, and Senate Majotity Leader Bill Frist of Tenn. discuss their next step after a cloture vote failed. Wednesday, December 21, 2005. ( Daniel Rosenbaum / Washington Times )