Newsweek reported this week that "a two-year-old letter by Vice President Dick Cheney that pushed a controversial Alaska natural-gas pipeline bill is getting renewed scrutiny because of recently disclosed evidence in the Justice Department's corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens."

On June 25, 2006, the FBI taped a conversation from between Stevens and Bill Allen, an oil-services executive accused of providing the senator with $250,000 in illegal home improvements and other gifts, discussing ways to get a natural gas pipeline bill passed by the Alaska state legislature. According to the Justice Department, Stevens said he intended on getting some Washington "bigwigs" to help push the bill through.
Two days later, in a rare exchange between the White House and a state governing body, Cheney sent a letter to the Alaska legislature asking them to pass the pipeline bill. 

Justice Department prosecutors seem content going after Senator Stevens alone for now, intending to show that Stevens used his political influence a la Cheney to push legislation for a wealthy oil executive who paid Stevens off for his efforts. But given Cheney's proximity to prominent members of the power and gas lobby, it's not unreasonable to suspect greater involvement.  As of yet, the Justice Department has not commented on whether or not they intend to include the Vice President in the Stevens investigation. 

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