The early morning news announced that Senator Ted Stevens, or former senator, would not be coming to prison. The new attorney general determined that prosecutors had handled the case inappropriately and violated the former senator’s rights to a fair trial. Rather than defend the prosecutorial misconduct, the attorney general made arrangements to dismiss the indictment [...]

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Sad how the system "doesn't" work for those in a position of power.