Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) -- who was recently convicted of seven corruption-related felony counts -- is ignoring his highly embarrassed Republican colleagues' calls for him to resign from the U.S. Senate. Instead, Sen. Stevens plans to air a two-minute ad on TV stations in Alaska, hoping to get votes on Tuesday. (The Hill)
Sen. Stevens (who recruited Sarah Palin to work on a political 527 that could raise unlimited corporate cash) maintains his innocence and plans to appeal the conviction. Sen. Stevens claims that the conviction resulted from prosecutorial misconduct.
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