Sen. Ted Stevens’ death in a small plane that crashed in a remote part of Alaska adds another sad chapter to the story of politicians who have died in airplane accidents over the past several decades. Stevens had already survived another plane crash in the state 1978 while his wife, Ann, died. The frequency of their travel, trips to often remote areas and the use of small, private planes make politicians much more likely victims of plane crashes. Here are others whose fatal crashes made headlines over the past few decades: • In 1972, a plane carrying then-House Majority Leader...