Parting Shot — 7/31/08
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, walks to a waiting car as he leaves federal court in Washington where he pleaded not guilty on charges that he lied about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from an oil services contractor, Thursday, July 31, 2008. Stevens, 84, is accused of concealing more than $250,000 in gifts and home remodeling services he received from VECO Corp., in exchange for federal grants and contracts benefiting the company, its subsidiaries and business partners. Stevens is the Senate's longest-serving Republican and has been a dominant figure in congressional politics for a generation. Story here.
