Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska's political patriarch. The verdict, coming barely a week before Election Day, added further uncertainty to a closely watched Senate race.Husbands and U.S. senators are notoriously unobservant, of course, but that "Oh, gosh! Where did this second story come from?" was never a defense that would fly.
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Stevens, 84, was convicted of all the charges he faced of lying about free home renovations and other gifts from a wealthy oil contractor.
* * *The month long trial revealed that employees for VECO Corp., an oil services company, transformed Stevens' modest mountain cabin into a modern, two-story home with wraparound porches, a sauna and a wine cellar.
The Senate's longest-serving Republican, Stevens said he had no idea he was getting freebies.
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The Department of Justice, helpfully, has put the indictment and trial exhibits on-line.Dept. of Further Amplification
It seems Alaska Senator Ted Stevens cannot legally vote for himself in Alaska because he's a convicted felon.
It seems Alaska Senator Ted Stevens cannot legally vote for himself in Alaska because he's a convicted felon.
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Stevens also blamed his wife. What an old stoaker.
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