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Prosecuting Stevens’ Prosecutors

From The Hill:
The judge in the corruption trial against former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has filed criminal contempt charges against the team of government lawyers who prosecuted Stevens.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan scolded the prosecution in agreeing to dismiss charges against Stevens. “In nearly 25 years on the bench I have never seen anything approaching [...]


McCain Camp Mum on 1991 Earmark

I’ve been trying to get somebody at the McCain campaign press office to comment on the 1991 Arizona Republic articles that appear to contradict Sen. John McCain’s frequent assertion that he has “never requested a single earmark or pork-barrel” item for his home state in his entire career.
According to the articles, McCain wrote a letter [...]