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CBS and ABC went to Capitol Hill for their coverage of the FBI search of the Alaska home of Sen Ted Stevens. NBC assigned the story to Lisa Myers, its Washington DC based investigative correspondent. She recounted the remodeling that doubled the size of the home. The construction was supervised by Veco, whose business is in oil pipelines not housing. A sub-contractor submitted bills to Veco not to Stevens directly. When Stevens said he "paid every bill that was given to us," Myers pointed out that "the FBI wants to know if Veco picked up some of the tab." ABC's Jake Tapper (subscription required) told us that Bill Allen, the CEO of Veco, has pled guilty to bribery of local officials in Alaska, "reportedly including Stevens' son Ben to secure support for a new pipeline." Sharyl Attkisson had CBS News staffers compile fundraising data: Veco executives have donated at least $70,000 to Stevens' campaign coffers; when he headed the Senate Appropriations Committee, the 83-year-old Stevens "helped steer $30m in federal contracts to Veco."
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