<div id="subtitle">New transcripts show Stevens turned down a plea deal that would have avoided trial, jail time</div><div><p>Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens turned down a plea offer that would have spared him a corruption trial and the possibility of imprisonment, according to newly released transcripts of conversations ...

<div id="subtitle">Convicted Alaska Sen. Stevens asking for probe into alleged misconduct by federal prosecutors</div><div><p>Sen. Ted Stevens is asking the Justice Department to investigate the conduct of federal prosecutors who participated in the trial that led to his conviction for lying about home renovations and gifts he ...