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 DEPARTMENTS | "Summer of '68" August 09, 2008

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A bridge too far

The senator who fought for the infamous "bridge to nowhere" is now fighting to stay out of prison. Federal prosecutors say Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, failed to disclose more than $250,000 in home renovations and other lavish gifts from VECO Corp., an oil services contractor that often lobbied for federal grants and projects. Stevens was indicted on July 30 on seven felony counts, each of which carries up to five years in prison.

One of the Senate's most powerful appropriators and longest-serving members, the 84-year-old Stevens developed a reputation for securing funding for pork projects in Alaska and for helping to increase government spending in general. Stevens, who has served in the Senate for 40 years, said he was innocent and vowed to fight the charges. He may, however, have to fight alone, politically: National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Ensign refused to endorse Stevens in his primary battle against six other GOP opponents. "The candidates are on the ballot right now," said Ensign, "and we're going to wait to see how that whole thing plays out."

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