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Gatsby
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 Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: Sen. Ted Stevens - How much is that doggy in the window? |
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How much is that doggy in the window?
Gotta love the trials and tribulations of Alaskans.
This from testimony at the trial of Sen Ted Stevens:
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Senator, Sled Dog Champs, 'Hobo Jim' Testify at Stevens Trial
Senator's Defense Starts With Character Testimony, Backup About Sled Dog's Value
By JASON RYAN
Oct. 9, 2008�
Sen. Ted Stevens began his defense against charges that he submitted inaccurate financial disclosure forms for gifts and renovations to his Alaska home, by calling as witnesses a senator from the rival party, sled dog champions and an Alaskan music folk singer.
The senator, Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, testified as a character witness for Stevens, R-Alaska.
The other witnesses appeared to side with Stevens on the disputed value he reported for a sled dog he was given....
In one instance, the government alleged Stevens inaccurately valued a sled dog given to him by friends at a charity event. The dog was auctioned for approximately $1,000 at the 2003 Kenai River Classic. But when the high bidders passed the dog along to Stevens, he claimed it as a $250 gift.
Dean Osmar, an Iditarod sled dog racer and champion who bred the dog, testified that it was a runt of a litter and not worth much more than $200.
Next up on the witness stand was James Varsos, also known as "Hobo Jim," an Alaskan music star who received the dog from Osmar and donated it for auction. Varsos testified that the breeder said he could take a runt of the litter for the charity event.
David Monson, another sled dog champion and longtime owner of a sled dog racing kennel, eventually took the Stevens' dog and other dogs from Washington back to Alaska after it was clear the dogs were not well-suited for life with Stevens in the nation's capital.
"We did question," Monson said, "if it was a good idea to have a sled dog in downtown Washington, D.C.
"They weren't very good as sled dogs." he added.
The defense will continue calling witnesses Friday. It is expected the defense will call more than 20 witnesses in the next several days, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell. |
http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5997350&page=1 |
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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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About 5 to 35.
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The 84-year-old lawmaker, the first sitting U.S. senator to go on trial in more than two decades, sat quietly as a jury foreman in federal court read the verdict after less than a day of deliberations: guilty on seven felony counts, each with a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The senator, who probably will face a less severe penalty under federal sentencing guidelines, left the courtroom without answering reporters' questions. |
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102700289.html?hpid=topnews |
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