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July 31st, 2008
Posted: 02:17 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Indicted Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of scheming to conceal thousands of dollars worth of gifts from an oil-services company. The trial will begin with jury selection on September 24, Judge Emmet Sullivan announced. Stevens’ lawyer had requested that the trial be held as soon as possible because Stevens is up for re-election in November. He also proposed moving the trial to Alaska because a majority of the witnesses are there and the events in question took place there. Judge Sullivan, who is not related to Stevens’ attorney, said he thought Washington is an appropriate location for the trial but that he would entertain a motion to move it to Alaska. |
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