More earmark trouble for Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK). Stevens, who is awaiting a verdict in his federal corruption trial, pushed $2.7 million in federal money to Alaska to pave a road that leads to his friend Bob Persons’ bistro. Persons has deep ties with Stevens – he not only looked over the reconstruction of Stevens’ Girdwood home but also appears in Stevens’ indictment as “Person A” and testified as a witness for the defense. (AP/Anchorage Daily News)
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