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Stevens Jury to Start Over as Member Is Dismissed

Jury stars over as alternate joins panel

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 27, 2008 1:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – One of the jurors in the corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been dismissed, the Hill reports. In a hearing last night the judge released a woman who left Washington Friday following the death of her father, and has been unreachable since. He... Read full story »

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Stevens Jury to Start Over as Member Is Dismissed

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