Drama, disappearing act on way to Stevens verdict

Jury deliberations are normally a staid and secretive process.

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Sen. Stevens guilty on all counts, career in peril

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that threatened to end the 40-year career of Alaska's political patriarch in disgrace. The verdict, coming barely a week before Election Day, increased Stevens' difficulty in winning what already was a difficult race against Democratic challenger Mark Begich. Democrats hope to seize the once reliably Republican seat as part of their bid for a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

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Judge denies vigorous mistrial bid in Stevens case

A federal judge rejected a vigorous defense bid Thursday for a mistrial in the corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens despite finding that prosecutors broke rules requiring them to turn over evidence favorable to the veteran Alaska lawmaker.

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Cabin remodel detailed at Stevens corruption trial

Employees of an oil services firm testified Friday that they spent hundreds of hours remodeling the Alaska cabin of Sen. Ted Stevens — labor that prosecutors say wasn't paid for or reported by the veteran lawmaker.

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Today, a federal jury found Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on his financial disclosure regarding "$250,000 in home renovations and other gifts he received from an oil contractor."

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