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John McCain and Sarah Palin on Tuesday called on Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, to resign, a day after the veteran Alaska lawmaker was convicted on federal corruption charges.

Other Republican senators followed suit, as did Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for president.

"Stevens has broken his trust with the people and ... he should now step down," McCain said in a statement issued by his campaign Tuesday morning. Read full article »

CNN's John King, Alexander Mooney and Scott J. Anderson contributed to this report.

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