RPT-UPDATE 9-Ex-U.S. Senator Stevens dies in Alaska plane crash
August 10, 2010 at 18:44 PM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who for several years played a leading role in controlling the nation's purse strings, died with four other people in a small plane crash in his home state of Alaska, officials said on Tuesday.