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July 30, 2008

U.S. Senator charged in scheme to hide gifts of oil firm

WASHINGTON (International Herald Tribune) Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, a legendary political figure closely tied to the rough-and-tumble history of his home state, and who wields outsize influence over U.S. government spending, was indicted on Tuesday on seven felony counts of failing to disclose gifts that he received from an oil services company.

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