NATIONAL BRIEFING / WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
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 between attorneys and the judge. Stevens pleaded not guilty. He was convicted, but the conviction was voided because of alleged prosecutorial misconduct.
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